Nail tech school in Massachusetts

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

2 schools offer these nail technician programs, and Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, all 2 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 2 programs

How much does nail tech school cost in Massachusetts?

$1,400 to $2,223

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program: 100%
Working 6 months later: 38%
Earned a year, estimated: about $19,700
Length: 8 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 Massachusetts may also offer nail tech school. How these figures are made

Is there free nail tech school in Massachusetts?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 6 people at 1 of the 2 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $1,400 to $2,223.

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

All 2 nail technician programs in Massachusetts approved for WIOA funding

2 programs

Nail technician license programIn personNo diploma needed
Nail Technician
Monarch School of Cosmetology
Wilbraham
No diploma needed
Monarch School of Cosmetology, Wilbraham · Nail technician license program · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$19,700
Price if you pay yourself$2,223
6 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Nail Technician at Monarch School of Cosmetology
More details about Nail Technician at Monarch School of Cosmetology
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
38%
Earned in a quarter
$4,937
Length
8 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
79
a year, estimated
$19,700
price
$2,223
trained with WIOA funding
6
Nail technician license programOnlineNo diploma needed
Manicure/Nails
Mansfield Beauty Schools, Inc.
Based in Quincy, MA
No diploma needed
Mansfield Beauty Schools, Inc., based in Quincy, MA · Nail technician license program · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,400
Program website, Manicure/Nails at Mansfield Beauty Schools, Inc.
More details about Manicure/Nails at Mansfield Beauty Schools, Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 13 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$645
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,400

How to pay for nail tech school in Massachusetts

WIOA funding can pay for nail tech school in Massachusetts

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁵

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.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Massachusetts nail technician program numbers come from

Which Massachusetts nail technician programs are on this list?

These are the nail technician programs Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts offers.

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

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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