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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
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
Cities: GretnaHoumaLake CharlesMonroeShreveportWest Monroe
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / 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.