Best Schools for Massage Therapy in 2026
These are the top schools offering Massage Therapy, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Massage Therapy graduate earns $20,588/yr across 224 schools.
All Massage Therapy Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI · Massage Therapy |
53
49–53 |
$29,119/yr | 59.9x |
| 2 |
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL · Massage Therapy |
58
54–58 |
$28,714/yr | 100.2x |
| 3 |
Alaska Career College
Anchorage, AK · Massage Therapy |
49
44–49 |
$35,057/yr | — |
| 4 |
Carrington College-Boise
Boise, ID · Massage Therapy |
48
44–49 |
$34,434/yr | — |
| 5 |
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, FL · Massage Therapy |
55
48–55 |
$24,097/yr | 107.6x |
| 6 |
Fortis Institute-Towson
Towson, MD · Massage Therapy |
45
40–45 |
$29,449/yr | — |
| 7 |
East-West Healing Arts Institute
Madison, WI · Massage Therapy |
45
40–45 |
$29,450/yr | — |
| 8 |
Indiana Wellness College
Carmel, IN · Massage Therapy |
45
41–45 |
$29,979/yr | — |
| 9 |
Center for the Healing Arts
Voorhees, NJ · Massage Therapy |
44
40–44 |
$28,634/yr | — |
| 10 |
Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI · Massage Therapy |
48
39–48 |
$17,927/yr | 93.8x |
| 11 |
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN · Massage Therapy |
44
38–44 |
$21,881/yr | 44.9x |
| 12 |
Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD · Massage Therapy |
44
39–44 |
$27,821/yr | — |
| 13 |
Parker University
Dallas, TX · Massage Therapy |
44
40–44 |
$32,172/yr | 17.4x |
| 14 |
Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage
Falls Church, VA · Massage Therapy |
43
38–43 |
$27,082/yr | — |
| 15 |
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN · Massage Therapy |
43
40–43 |
$21,614/yr | 43.0x |
| 16 |
PCI Academy-Ames
Ames, IA · Massage Therapy |
43
38–43 |
$26,872/yr | — |
| 17 |
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, MN · Massage Therapy |
43
39–43 |
$28,583/yr | 22.8x |
| 18 |
River Valley Community College
Claremont, NH · Massage Therapy |
42
40–42 |
$24,455/yr | 34.2x |
| 19 |
San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · Massage Therapy |
48
44–48 |
$15,416/yr | 76.4x |
| 20 |
Carrington College-Portland
Portland, OR · Massage Therapy |
43
38–43 |
$26,740/yr | — |
| 21 |
Carrington College-Spokane
Spokane, WA · Massage Therapy |
43
38–43 |
$26,740/yr | — |
| 22 |
Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology
Kennewick, WA · Massage Therapy |
42
38–42 |
$26,257/yr | — |
| 23 |
American Massage & Bodywork Institute
Vienna, VA · Massage Therapy |
42
38–43 |
$26,360/yr | — |
| 24 |
PCI Academy-Iowa City
Iowa City, IA · Massage Therapy |
43
38–43 |
$26,872/yr | — |
| 25 |
Atlanta School of Massage
Atlanta, GA · Massage Therapy |
41
37–41 |
$24,808/yr | — |
| 26 |
Pinnacle Career Institute
Kansas City, MO · Massage Therapy |
41
37–42 |
$24,980/yr | — |
| 27 |
Midwest Institute
Earth City, MO · Massage Therapy |
41
37–41 |
$24,832/yr | — |
| 28 |
Colorado School of Healing Arts
Lakewood, CO · Massage Therapy |
42
38–42 |
$27,724/yr | 21.7x |
| 29 |
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$24,575/yr | — |
| 30 |
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo
Fargo, ND · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$24,541/yr | — |
| 31 |
Aveda Institute-Provo
Provo, UT · Massage Therapy |
42
37–42 |
$25,581/yr | — |
| 32 |
Mayfield College
Cathedral City, CA · Massage Therapy |
41
37–42 |
$25,111/yr | — |
| 33 |
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence
Lawrence, KS · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$24,575/yr | — |
| 34 |
Lee Professional Institute
Fort Myers, FL · Massage Therapy |
41
37–41 |
$24,586/yr | — |
| 35 |
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield
Springfield, MO · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$24,575/yr | — |
| 36 |
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita
Wichita, KS · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$24,575/yr | — |
| 37 |
Intellitec College-Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$23,916/yr | — |
| 38 |
Cortiva Institute
St. Petersburg, FL · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$23,843/yr | — |
| 39 |
Capri College-Davenport
Davenport, IA · Massage Therapy |
40
36–40 |
$23,285/yr | — |
| 40 |
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell, PA · Massage Therapy |
41
38–41 |
$22,311/yr | 34.6x |
| 41 |
Aveda Institute-Fort Myers
Fort Myers, FL · Massage Therapy |
40
36–40 |
$23,316/yr | — |
| 42 |
Cortiva Institute
Pompano Beach, FL · Massage Therapy |
40
35–40 |
$22,969/yr | — |
| 43 |
Myotherapy Massage College
Millcreek City, UT · Massage Therapy |
40
36–41 |
$23,642/yr | — |
| 44 |
Cortiva Institute
Linthicum, MD · Massage Therapy |
40
36–40 |
$23,356/yr | — |
| 45 |
Gwinnett College
Raleigh, NC · Massage Therapy |
40
36–40 |
$23,077/yr | — |
| 46 |
Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
Springfield, IL · Massage Therapy |
40
36–41 |
$23,708/yr | — |
| 47 |
Cortiva Institute
Maitland, FL · Massage Therapy |
40
35–40 |
$22,969/yr | — |
| 48 |
Pacific College of Health and Science
Chicago, IL · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$21,955/yr | 34.9x |
| 49 |
Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy
Chicago, IL · Massage Therapy |
40
36–40 |
$23,044/yr | — |
| 50 |
Daytona College
Ormond Beach, FL · Massage Therapy |
41
36–41 |
$24,286/yr | — |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.