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Nail technician schools in Louisiana

Louisiana has 8 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Louisiana, expect to start around $18,190–$22,550 and reach a median of $28,170 with experience; the top quarter earn $36,580 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Louisiana). Graduates of these Louisiana programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $14,239 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Louisiana

$18,190starting (10th percentile)
$22,550early career (25th)
$28,170median, all experience
$36,580experienced (75th)
$45,860top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,210 employed in Louisiana. National median: $35,760.

Campuses in Louisiana, ranked by what their graduates earned

8campuses in Louisiana
107credentials awarded / yr
$14,239median earnings, yr 1 (Louisiana)
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: GretnaHoumaLake CharlesMonroeShreveportWest Monroe

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Avery James College Lake Charles for-profit 5 $18,137 $6,254 29% $23,212
My Le's Beauty College Gretna for-profit 52 $16,119 not reported 86% $18,081
Celebrity Stylist Beauty School Monroe for-profit 2 $14,528 $9,500 100% $21,259
Pat Goins Beauty Schools formerly Paul Mitchell the School-Shreveport Shreveport for-profit 22 $14,239 $6,333 not reported not reported
Belbo Beauty Institute Shreveport for-profit 4 $13,055 $9,500 78% $27,182
Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc West Monroe for-profit 14 $13,031 not reported 58% $11,226
Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc Monroe for-profit 1 $11,666 not reported 63% $11,826
LaSalle Tech Houma for-profit 7 not reported $6,333 88% $19,459

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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