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Nail technician schools in Missouri
Missouri has 8 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in Missouri, expect to start around $28,600–$29,600 and reach a median of $39,100 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,410 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,769 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What manicurists and pedicurists earn in Missouri
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,630 employed in Missouri. National median: $35,760.
Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Blue SpringsJoplinNeoshoSaint RobertSpringfieldSt. LouisWaynesville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Dimensions School of Hair Design | Joplin | for-profit | 5 | $19,698 | not reported | 100% | $12,871 |
| Grabber School of Hair Design | St. Louis | for-profit | 50 | $19,296 | $9,715 | 73% | $15,302 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Blue Springs | Blue Springs | for-profit | 49 | $17,903 | $7,917 | 78% | $25,808 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit | 42 | $17,769 | $7,917 | 80% | $23,884 |
| Academy of Hair Design-Springfield | Springfield | for-profit | 26 | $17,457 | $9,833 | 64% | $20,739 |
| Central College of Cosmetology | Saint Robert | for-profit | 11 | $17,178 | not reported | 69% | $12,990 |
| Neosho Beauty College | Neosho | for-profit | 6 | $16,690 | not reported | 74% | $18,173 |
| Waynesville Career Center | Waynesville | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 78% | $34,430 |
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.