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Nail technician schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 16 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $20,520–$21,510 and reach a median of $27,990 with experience; the top quarter earn $33,180 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,035 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,610 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $35,760.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AltoonaAmblerBeaver FallsButlerCollegevilleErieFeastervilleHarrisburgKittanningLancasterNew CastlePittsburghStroudsburgUniontownWashingtonWhitehall
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork | Lancaster | for-profit | 29 | $21,790 | $3,167 | 70% | $15,359 |
| South Hills Beauty Academy | Pittsburgh | for-profit | 43 | $20,121 | $3,431 | 94% | not reported |
| Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | for-profit | 16 | $19,690 | $4,236 | 96% | $11,710 |
| Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc | Feasterville | for-profit | 26 | $19,238 | $8,189 | 91% | $22,258 |
| Laurel Business Institute | Uniontown | for-profit | 8 | $19,020 | $12,000 | 69% | not reported |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington | for-profit | 25 | $18,686 | $7,638 | 84% | not reported |
| The Beauty Institute | Whitehall | for-profit | 29 | $18,035 | $10,726 | 68% | $20,568 |
| Altoona Beauty School Inc | Altoona | for-profit | 29 | $17,626 | $4,750 | 92% | $30,490 |
| Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie | for-profit | 12 | $17,460 | $11,906 | 64% | $23,028 |
| Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy | Kittanning | for-profit | 5 | $17,163 | $8,000 | 71% | $14,115 |
| Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty Academy | New Castle | for-profit | 3 | $17,163 | $8,000 | 57% | $14,972 |
| Butler Beauty Academy | Butler | for-profit | 2 | $17,163 | $8,000 | 77% | $15,972 |
| The Beauty Institute-Ambler | Ambler | for-profit | 25 | $15,276 | $10,556 | 68% | $21,752 |
| The Beauty Institute | Stroudsburg | for-profit | 24 | $11,721 | $11,436 | 76% | $23,390 |
| The Salon Professional Academy | Collegeville | for-profit | 35 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $19,655 |
| Beaver Falls Beauty Academy | Beaver Falls | for-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.