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Nail technician schools in Illinois

Illinois has 9 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Illinois, expect to start around $31,200–$31,200 and reach a median of $37,050 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,410 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Illinois). Graduates of these Illinois programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,440 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Illinois

$31,200starting (10th percentile)
$31,200early career (25th)
$37,050median, all experience
$46,410experienced (75th)
$48,840top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,470 employed in Illinois. National median: $35,760.

Campuses in Illinois, ranked by what their graduates earned

9campuses in Illinois
96credentials awarded / yr
$17,440median earnings, yr 1 (Illinois)
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Calumet CityFreeportHillsideInaNilesOlneySchaumburgSpringfieldUllin

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
G Skin & Beauty Institute Schaumburg for-profit 20 $20,335 $6,333 64% $25,538
University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts Springfield for-profit 20 $18,172 $4,584 64% $21,024
Trenz Beauty Academy Calumet City for-profit 39 $16,708 $16,500 61% $3,318
Rosel School of Cosmetology Niles for-profit 2 $14,482 not reported 88% $10,903
Olney Central College Olney Public 5 not reported not reported 63% not reported
Highland Community College Freeport Public 4 not reported not reported 45% not reported
Shawnee Community College Ullin Public 3 not reported not reported 60% not reported
Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture Hillside for-profit 2 not reported not reported 44% $17,705
Rend Lake College Ina Public 1 not reported not reported 63% 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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