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Nail technician schools in New Jersey
New Jersey has 7 accredited campuses awarding nail tech credentials. If you finish and work as a nail technician in New Jersey, expect to start around $32,220–$32,220 and reach a median of $36,370 with experience; the top quarter earn $37,260 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,283 in their first year, against not reported nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What manicurists and pedicurists earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 11,520 employed in New Jersey. National median: $35,760.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: EdisonEgg Harbor TownshipNorth PlainfieldPine BrookUnion CityVoorheesWest New York
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Valmy International School of Esthetics & Cosmetology | Pine Brook | for-profit | 41 | $18,314 | $4,912 | 80% | not reported |
| Shore Beauty School | Egg Harbor Township | for-profit | 5 | $18,181 | $7,667 | 65% | $25,625 |
| Rizzieri Aveda School for Beauty and Wellness | Voorhees | for-profit | 13 | $17,437 | $5,500 | 94% | $20,782 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-North Plainfield | North Plainfield | for-profit | 38 | $17,129 | $7,163 | 67% | $17,973 |
| Robert Fiance Beauty Schools-West New York | West New York | for-profit | 49 | $16,520 | $7,000 | 67% | $26,255 |
| Total Image Beauty Academy | Union City | for-profit | 212 | $14,089 | $8,500 | 99% | $19,515 |
| Pro Beauty Academy | Edison | for-profit | 49 | not reported | not reported | 68% | $40,274 |
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.