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Nail technician schools in Kansas

Kansas has 8 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Kansas, expect to start around $21,320–$27,520 and reach a median of $30,930 with experience; the top quarter earn $37,550 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kansas). Graduates of these Kansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,617 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Kansas

$21,320starting (10th percentile)
$27,520early career (25th)
$30,930median, all experience
$37,550experienced (75th)
$44,820top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,510 employed in Kansas. National median: $35,760.

Campuses in Kansas, ranked by what their graduates earned

8campuses in Kansas
172credentials awarded / yr
$18,617median earnings, yr 1 (Kansas)
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AndoverFort ScottHaysKansas CityManhattanOverland ParkSalinaWichita

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City Public 41 $22,049 not reported 42% not reported
Johnson County Community College Overland Park Public 12 $20,071 $5,299 31% not reported
Bellus Academy Manhattan for-profit 35 $18,753 $9,376 74% $31,554
Crave Beauty Academy Wichita for-profit 50 $18,481 $8,765 73% $21,969
Hays Academy of Hair Design Hays for-profit 9 $15,176 $9,833 77% $19,405
Hays Academy of Hair Design Salina for-profit 9 $15,176 $9,833 86% $19,260
Sami Halaseh Institute Andover for-profit 13 not reported not reported 73% $18,084
Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott Public 3 not reported $4,750 35% not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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