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Nail Tech Schools in Pennsylvania
Colleges and schools: 21
Programs
21
all sources
Median pay
$27,990
manicurists and pedicurists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $35,760
Middle program cost
$4,000
17 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
1
Nail tech programs, U.S. DOL file
Nail Tech Schools in Pennsylvania: the figures
- Programs we list
- 21 in Pennsylvania: 21 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 1 public and 20 private; 313 nail tech completions in 2023-24 at the 18 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $4,000 in Pennsylvania, from $2,000 to $6,999, across 17 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $27,990 a year for manicurists and pedicurists in Pennsylvania, against $35,760 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs from 202 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 1 of them nail tech.
- Metro areas
- 2 Pennsylvania metro areas have a page; the largest list, Philadelphia, has 7 programs.
By metro area
- Philadelphia area7 programs · median pay $31,200
- Pittsburgh area7 programs · median pay $28,790
Every nail tech program in Pennsylvania
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona Beauty School Inc | Altoona | Certificate | $4,075 | 4 months | 27 |
| American Barber and Beauty Academy | Reading | Certificate | $2,750 | 3 months | 0 |
| Barber and Beauty Academy of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | Certificate | $5,315 | 2 months | 20 |
| Bucks County School of Beauty Culture Inc | Feasterville | Certificate | $6,999 | 3 months | 8 |
| Butler Beauty Academy | Butler | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy | Kittanning | Certificate | $4,750 | 4 months | 14 |
| Butler Beauty Academy-New Castle Beauty Academy | New Castle | Certificate | $4,750 | 4 months | 7 |
| Fountain of Youth Academy of Cosmetology | Pittsburgh | Certificate | $4,491 | 2 months | 9 |
| Great Lakes Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Erie | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork | Lancaster | Certificate | $4,000 | 6 months | 29 |
| Laurel Business Institute | Uniontown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Metro Beauty Academy | Allentown | Certificate | $4,900 | 3 months | 17 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Somerset County Technology Center | Somerset | Certificate | $2,000 | 2 months | 3 |
| South Hills Beauty Academy | Pittsburgh | Certificate | $5,350 | 3 months | 31 |
| The Beauty Institute | Whitehall | Certificate | $3,800 | 3 months | 35 |
| The Beauty Institute | Stroudsburg | Certificate | $3,800 | 3 months | 29 |
| The Beauty Institute-Ambler | Ambler | Certificate | $3,800 | 3 months | 25 |
| The Salon Professional Academy | Collegeville | Certificate | $2,775 | 3 months | 17 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Altoona | Altoona | Certificate | $2,800 | 2 months | 0 |
| Venus Beauty Academy | Aston | Certificate | $3,030 | 2 months | 2 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Pennsylvania, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for nail tech training