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Nail tech school in Maryland

6 nail technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Maryland has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Nail technicians clean, shape and decorate fingernails and toenails. A license usually takes a state-approved nail technician or cosmetology program and a state exam.1

In Maryland, all 6 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 6 are the same kind of program: nail technician license program.

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How much does nail tech school cost in Maryland?

$3,112 to $3,675 is what most nail technician programs in Maryland cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $2,930 to $5,150

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
12 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Maryland may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Maryland?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 6 nail technician programs in Maryland approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology (250 clock hours)

    Maryland Institute of Nail Technology

    Rosedale

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Maryland Institute of Nail Technology, RosedaleNail technician license programHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,400
    Price if you pay yourself$3,100

    26 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technology (250 clock hours) at Maryland Institute of Nail Technology
    More details about Nail Technology (250 clock hours) at Maryland Institute of Nail Technology
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,598
    Length
    12 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    431
    Earned a year, estimated
    $30,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,100
    students trained with WIOA funding
    26
    Program website, Nail Technology (250 clock hours) at Maryland Institute of Nail Technology

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician (250 clock hours)

    Topcurl Beauty Academy

    Bowie

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Topcurl Beauty Academy, BowieNail technician license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,200
    Price if you pay yourself$3,850

    26 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technician (250 clock hours) at Topcurl Beauty Academy
    More details about Nail Technician (250 clock hours) at Topcurl Beauty Academy
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    55%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,296
    Length
    12 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $578
    Students counted
    257
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,850
    students trained with WIOA funding
    26
    Program website, Nail Technician (250 clock hours) at Topcurl Beauty Academy

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technician (250 clock hours)

    Snob Nails Technician School, LLC

    Temple Hills

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Snob Nails Technician School, LLC, Temple HillsNail technician license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,000
    Price if you pay yourself$5,150

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Nail Technician (250 clock hours) at Snob Nails Technician School, LLC
    More details about Nail Technician (250 clock hours) at Snob Nails Technician School, LLC
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    15%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,255
    Length
    13 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $687
    Students counted
    84
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,150
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7
    Program website, Nail Technician (250 clock hours) at Snob Nails Technician School, LLC

  • Nail technician license programHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology Program (250 clock hours)

    Shawntay's School of Creative Nails - South

    Hyattsville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Shawntay's School of Creative Nails - South, HyattsvilleNail technician license programHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,150
    Program website, Nail Technology Program (250 clock hours) at Shawntay's School of Creative Nails - South
    More details about Nail Technology Program (250 clock hours) at Shawntay's School of Creative Nails - South
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $550
    Students counted
    27
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,150
    Program website, Nail Technology Program (250 clock hours) at Shawntay's School of Creative Nails - South

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology (250 Clock Hours)

    Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy

    Salisbury

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy, SalisburyNail technician license program · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,930
    Program website, Nail Technology (250 Clock Hours) at Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy
    More details about Nail Technology (250 Clock Hours) at Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    11 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $646
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,930
    Program website, Nail Technology (250 Clock Hours) at Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy

  • Nail technician license programIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Nail Technology (250 clock hours)

    Shawntay's School of Creative Nails

    Towson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Shawntay's School of Creative Nails, TowsonNail technician license programIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,150
    Program website, Nail Technology (250 clock hours) at Shawntay's School of Creative Nails
    More details about Nail Technology (250 clock hours) at Shawntay's School of Creative Nails
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $550
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,150
    Program website, Nail Technology (250 clock hours) at Shawntay's School of Creative Nails

How to pay for nail tech school in Maryland

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Maryland

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for nail tech school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for nail tech school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Nail tech school in Maryland

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
5th of 16
nail technician programs here, against the typical state's 4
6 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the nail tech school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Nail tech school in Washington, Baltimore, Salisbury and other Maryland cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Maryland

How nail tech school compares with the rest of beauty and personal care: Beauty school in Maryland

Where the Maryland nail technician program numbers come from

Which Maryland nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Maryland approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Maryland offers.

How the prices and results of Maryland nail technician programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about nail tech school in Maryland

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Manicurists and Pedicurists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List