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Massage Therapy

224 schools compared · Average earnings $20,588/yr

Quick Facts: Massage Therapy Training

Where it's offered

Massage Therapy programs are offered at 224 schools across 45 states. Most students attend a school within driving distance of home — use the state picker below to see programs near you.

Earnings expectations

Graduates earn approximately $20,588/year on average one year after completion, per the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Pay scales with experience, certifications, and regional cost-of-living.

Apprenticeship pathways

The U.S. Department of Labor recognizes 1 registered apprenticeship pathway related to Massage Therapy — earn-while-you-learn alternatives to traditional schooling. See apprenticeship.gov for the federal registry.

Program quality benchmark

Across the 224 schools we analyze, the average TradeSchoolOutlook Score is 31/100. Higher-scoring programs combine strong graduate earnings, manageable cost, and strong job-market demand — see the leaderboard further down for the highest-rated options.

What Massage Therapy Graduates Do

Your journey often begins as a licensed massage therapist. You'll work in settings from serene spas and wellness centers to busy chiropractic offices, using your hands, oils, and specialized tools to perform techniques like deep tissue and myofascial release. Your days involve client consultations, hands-on therapy, and careful session documentation. As you build a reputation and client base, many practitioners go independent, opening a private studio or a mobile practice for greater control over their schedule and income. This is deeply human, hands-on work that can't be outsourced to AI or done from a laptop.

With years of experience, a powerful career path opens: teaching. You can transition into a role as a health specialties instructor at a vocational school, trading your massage table for a classroom. Here, you’ll demonstrate techniques to aspiring therapists, develop curriculum, and mentor the next generation. This advanced role not only commands a significantly higher salary but is also part of an exceptionally fast-growing field, reflecting strong demand for your deep expertise.

You may also want to compare Massage Therapy with Veterinary Technology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Dental Assisting on earnings and ROI.

Schools Offering

224

Avg Grad Earnings

$20,588/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

31/100

Apprenticeship Paths

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Registered Apprenticeship Pathways

The U.S. Department of Labor recognizes 1 registered apprenticeship occupation related to Massage Therapy. Apprenticeships let you earn while you learn — most have zero tuition costs and pay wages from day one.

Apprenticeship	Training Hours	Type	Salary RangeSalary	Growth
Certified Massage Therapist (Cmt) RAPIDS 2091CB	CB hrs	Competency	$45K – $57,950 – $77K	15.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Registered Apprenticeship Partners Information Database (RAPIDS). Wages and job growth from Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 projections.

Find Massage Therapy Programs in Your State

Trade and community college programs are local decisions — most students pick a school within driving distance. Massage Therapy is offered at 224 schools across 45 states. Pick your state to see a local comparison (states with fewer programs link to the state hub).

Florida (34) California (15) Texas (12) Pennsylvania (11) Louisiana (10) Virginia (10) New Jersey (8) Georgia (7) Arizona (6) Illinois (6) Missouri (6) North Carolina (6) Colorado (5) Iowa (5) Minnesota (5) New York (5) Ohio (5) Wisconsin (5) Michigan (4) Tennessee (4) Idaho (3) Maryland (3) Nevada (3) Oklahoma (3) Oregon (3) South Carolina (3) Utah (3) Connecticut (2) Indiana (2) Kansas (2) Massachusetts (2) Mississippi (2) Washington (2) West Virginia (2) Alaska (1) Delaware (1) Kentucky (1) Maine (1) North Dakota (1) Nebraska (1) New Hampshire (1) New Mexico (1) Puerto Rico (1) Rhode Island (1) South Dakota (1)

Compare 224 Massage Therapy programs side by side in our full ranking →

Top Massage Therapy Programs Nationally

For context, here are the highest-scoring Massage Therapy programs in the country. Most students attend a school within 60 miles of home, so your state list above is usually more actionable — but these are the benchmarks others compete against.

Top 20 of 224 schools ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any row for full earnings projections and career analysis.

#	School	Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	58 54–58	$28,714/yr	100.2x
2	Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL	55 48–55	$24,097/yr	107.6x
3	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI	53 49–53	$29,119/yr	59.9x
4	Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK	49 44–49	$35,057/yr	—
5	Carrington College-Boise Boise, ID	48 44–49	$34,434/yr	—
6	Lansing Community College Lansing, MI	48 39–48	$17,927/yr	93.8x
7	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	48 44–48	$15,416/yr	76.4x
8	Indiana Wellness College Carmel, IN	45 41–45	$29,979/yr	—
9	East-West Healing Arts Institute Madison, WI	45 40–45	$29,450/yr	—
10	Fortis Institute-Towson Towson, MD	45 40–45	$29,449/yr	—
11	Parker University Dallas, TX	44 40–44	$32,172/yr	17.4x
12	Center for the Healing Arts Voorhees, NJ	44 40–44	$28,634/yr	—
13	Paul Mitchell the School-Rapid City Rapid City, SD	44 39–44	$27,821/yr	—
14	Saint Paul College Saint Paul, MN	44 38–44	$21,881/yr	44.9x
15	Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, MN	43 39–43	$28,583/yr	22.8x
16	Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage Falls Church, VA	43 38–43	$27,082/yr	—
17	PCI Academy-Ames Ames, IA	43 38–43	$26,872/yr	—
18	PCI Academy-Iowa City Iowa City, IA	43 38–43	$26,872/yr	—
19	Carrington College-Portland Portland, OR	43 38–43	$26,740/yr	—
20	Carrington College-Spokane Spokane, WA	43 38–43	$26,740/yr	—
21	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	43 40–43	$21,614/yr	43.0x
22	Colorado School of Healing Arts Lakewood, CO	42 38–42	$27,724/yr	21.7x
23	American Massage & Bodywork Institute Vienna, VA	42 38–43	$26,360/yr	—
24	Victoria's Academy of Cosmetology Kennewick, WA	42 38–42	$26,257/yr	—
25	Aveda Institute-Provo Provo, UT	42 37–42	$25,581/yr	—
26	River Valley Community College Claremont, NH	42 40–42	$24,455/yr	34.2x
27	Mayfield College Cathedral City, CA	41 37–42	$25,111/yr	—
28	Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City, MO	41 37–42	$24,980/yr	—
29	Midwest Institute Earth City, MO	41 37–41	$24,832/yr	—
30	Atlanta School of Massage Atlanta, GA	41 37–41	$24,808/yr	—
31	Lee Professional Institute Fort Myers, FL	41 37–41	$24,586/yr	—
32	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	41 36–41	$24,575/yr	—
33	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence Lawrence, KS	41 36–41	$24,575/yr	—
34	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield Springfield, MO	41 36–41	$24,575/yr	—
35	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita Wichita, KS	41 36–41	$24,575/yr	—
36	The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo Fargo, ND	41 36–41	$24,541/yr	—
37	Daytona College Ormond Beach, FL	41 36–41	$24,286/yr	—
38	Sage School of Massage & Esthetics Bend, OR	41 36–41	$24,255/yr	—
39	The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Milwaukee, WI	41 36–41	$24,115/yr	—
40	Aveda Institute-Madison Madison, WI	41 36–41	$24,115/yr	—
41	Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction, CO	41 36–41	$23,916/yr	—
42	Cortiva Institute St. Petersburg, FL	41 36–41	$23,843/yr	—
43	Cortiva Institute-Arlington Arlington, TX	41 36–41	$23,843/yr	—
44	Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA	41 38–41	$22,311/yr	34.6x
45	Pacific College of Health and Science Chicago, IL	41 36–41	$21,955/yr	34.9x
46	Universal College of Healing Arts Omaha, NE	40 36–40	$26,005/yr	16.8x
47	Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield, IL	40 36–41	$23,708/yr	—
48	Myotherapy Massage College Millcreek City, UT	40 36–41	$23,642/yr	—
49	Cortiva Institute Linthicum, MD	40 36–40	$23,356/yr	—
50	Aveda Institute-Fort Myers Fort Myers, FL	40 36–40	$23,316/yr	—
51	Capri College-Davenport Davenport, IA	40 36–40	$23,285/yr	—
52	Pensacola School of Massage Therapy & Health Careers Pensacola, FL	40 36–40	$23,100/yr	—
53	Gwinnett College Raleigh, NC	40 36–40	$23,077/yr	—
54	Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy Chicago, IL	40 36–40	$23,044/yr	—
55	Palm Beach Academy of Health & Beauty West Palm Beach, FL	40 35–40	$23,011/yr	—
56	Cortiva Institute Pompano Beach, FL	40 35–40	$22,969/yr	—
57	Cortiva Institute Maitland, FL	40 35–40	$22,969/yr	—
58	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	40 35–40	$22,913/yr	—
59	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence Lawrence, KS	40 35–40	$22,913/yr	—
60	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita Wichita, KS	40 35–40	$22,913/yr	—
61	Mind Body Institute Madison, TN	40 35–40	$22,826/yr	—
62	Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia, CA	40 35–40	$22,774/yr	—
63	Milan Institute-Sparks Sparks, NV	40 35–40	$22,774/yr	—
64	Carlson College of Massage Therapy Anamosa, IA	40 35–40	$22,764/yr	—
65	East West College of the Healing Arts Portland, OR	40 35–40	$22,734/yr	—
66	Cortiva Institute Cromwell, CT	40 35–40	$22,731/yr	—
67	Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL	40 35–40	$22,725/yr	—
68	Avenue Five Institute Austin, TX	40 35–40	$22,720/yr	—
69	International Academy South Daytona, FL	40 35–40	$22,564/yr	—
70	New York Institute of Massage Inc Williamsville, NY	40 35–40	$22,476/yr	—
71	Boca Beauty Academy Boca Raton, FL	40 35–40	$22,426/yr	—
72	Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland Parkland, FL	40 35–40	$22,426/yr	—
73	Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook Westbrook, ME	40 35–40	$22,247/yr	—
74	Spa Tech Institute-Westboro Westborough, MA	40 35–40	$22,247/yr	—
75	Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Plymouth, MA	40 35–40	$22,247/yr	—
76	Parisian Spa Institute Jacksonville, FL	40 35–40	$22,201/yr	—
77	Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston, SC	39 35–39	$28,890/yr	8.5x
78	ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA	39 35–39	$27,930/yr	14.1x
79	Healing Mountain Massage School Salt Lake City, UT	39 35–40	$22,176/yr	—
80	Hollywood Institute Margate, FL	39 35–40	$22,141/yr	—
81	Healing Arts Center St. Louis, MO	39 35–40	$22,095/yr	—
82	Praxis Institute Miami, FL	39 35–40	$21,968/yr	—
83	Lexington Healing Arts Academy Lexington, KY	39 35–39	$21,766/yr	—
84	Hands on Therapy Mesquite, TX	39 35–39	$21,757/yr	—
85	American Career College-Ontario Ontario, CA	39 35–39	$21,533/yr	—
86	Delta College Inc Covington, LA	39 34–39	$21,463/yr	—
87	Sarasota School of Massage Therapy Sarasota, FL	39 34–39	$21,270/yr	—
88	Orion Institute Perrysburg, OH	39 34–39	$21,252/yr	—
89	Blue Cliff College-Metairie Metairie, LA	39 34–39	$21,202/yr	—
90	Blue Cliff College-Lafayette Lafayette, LA	39 34–39	$21,202/yr	—
91	Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Gulfport, MS	39 34–39	$21,202/yr	—
92	Blue Cliff College-Alexandria Alexandria, LA	39 34–39	$21,202/yr	—
93	Southwest Institute of Healing Arts Tempe, AZ	39 34–39	$21,070/yr	—
94	Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin Iselin, NJ	39 34–39	$20,737/yr	—
95	Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown Moorestown, NJ	39 34–39	$20,737/yr	—
96	Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln Lincoln, RI	39 34–39	$20,737/yr	—
97	Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury WOODBURY, MN	39 34–39	$20,301/yr	—
98	Bene's Career Academy New Port Richey, FL	39 34–39	$20,132/yr	—
99	Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga, TN	39 36–39	$16,517/yr	35.3x
100	Fortis College-Norfolk Norfolk, VA	38 34–38	$24,718/yr	17.8x
101	Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA	38 33–38	$21,955/yr	24.1x
102	The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston, TX	38 34–39	$20,079/yr	—
103	The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Houston, TX	38 34–39	$20,079/yr	—
104	The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX	38 34–39	$20,079/yr	—
105	The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus McAllen, TX	38 34–39	$20,079/yr	—
106	Holistic Massage Training Institute Baltimore, MD	38 34–39	$20,071/yr	—
107	Irene's Myomassology Institute Southfield, MI	38 34–39	$19,951/yr	—
108	Cayce/Reilly School of Massage Virginia Beach, VA	38 34–38	$19,899/yr	—
109	Cortiva Institute King of Prussia, PA	38 34–38	$19,708/yr	—
110	Downey Adult School Downey, CA	38 34–38	$19,464/yr	—
111	Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN	38 34–38	$19,427/yr	—
112	Orange Technical College-East Campus Winter Park, FL	38 34–38	$19,409/yr	—
113	Great Lakes Institute of Technology Erie, PA	38 34–38	$19,364/yr	—
114	Academy of Cosmetology Merritt Island, FL	38 34–38	$19,283/yr	—
115	Northwest Career College Las Vegas, NV	38 34–38	$19,242/yr	—
116	Universal Spa Training Academy Downers Grove, IL	38 34–38	$19,205/yr	—
117	Fort Pierce Beauty Academy Fort Pierce, FL	38 33–38	$19,101/yr	—
118	Milan Institute-San Antonio Ingram San Antonio, TX	38 33–38	$19,016/yr	—
119	Milan Institute-Clovis Clovis, CA	38 33–38	$19,016/yr	—
120	Milan Institute-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	38 33–38	$19,016/yr	—
121	Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres, FL	38 33–38	$18,996/yr	—
122	Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa Tampa, FL	38 33–38	$18,968/yr	—
123	Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland Lakeland, FL	38 33–38	$18,968/yr	—
124	American Institute-West Hartford West Hartford, CT	38 33–38	$18,889/yr	—
125	American Institute-Clifton CLIFTON, NJ	38 33–38	$18,889/yr	—
126	American Institute-Toms River Toms River, NJ	38 33–38	$18,889/yr	—
127	American Institute-Somerset Somerset, NJ	38 33–38	$18,889/yr	—
128	American Institute-Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, NJ	38 33–38	$18,889/yr	—
129	College of Wilmington Wilmington, NC	38 33–38	$18,705/yr	—
130	National Holistic Institute Emeryville, CA	38 33–38	$18,613/yr	—
131	Arizona School of Integrative Studies Mesa, AZ	38 33–38	$18,503/yr	—
132	Academy of Natural Therapy Inc Greeley, CO	38 33–38	$18,343/yr	—
133	City Pointe Beauty Academy Webb City, MO	38 33–38	$18,338/yr	—
134	Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork Lancaster, PA	38 33–38	$18,318/yr	—
135	Florida School of Massage Gainesville, FL	38 33–38	$18,231/yr	—
136	Capri College-Dubuque Dubuque, IA	38 33–38	$18,176/yr	—
137	Miller-Motte College-Wilmington Wilmington, NC	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
138	Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing, PA	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
139	Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen McAllen, TX	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
140	Miller-Motte College-McCann-Lewisburg Lewisburg, PA	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
141	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
142	Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown Allentown, PA	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
143	Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville, NC	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
144	Miller-Motte College-Augusta Augusta, GA	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
145	Miller-Motte College-Conway Conway, SC	38 33–38	$18,129/yr	—
146	Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis, TN	38 33–38	$17,998/yr	—
147	Concorde Career College-Southaven Southaven, MS	38 33–38	$17,998/yr	—
148	Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood, CA	38 33–38	$17,997/yr	—
149	Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs Sandy Springs, GA	38 33–38	$17,922/yr	—
150	Central Oklahoma College Oklahoma City, OK	38 33–38	$17,902/yr	—
151	Fortis College-Richmond Richmond, VA	37 33–37	$24,718/yr	16.7x
152	Integrated Massage Therapy Services Blackfoot, ID	37 33–38	$17,692/yr	—
153	Rexburg College of Massage Therapy Rexburg, ID	37 33–38	$17,692/yr	—
154	Estelle Medical Academy Skokie, IL	37 31–37	$17,673/yr	26.9x
155	European Massage Therapy School-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	37 33–38	$17,673/yr	—
156	Celebrity School of Beauty Miami, FL	37 33–38	$17,644/yr	—
157	International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy Sandy Springs, GA	37 33–38	$17,629/yr	—
158	Mountain State School of Massage Charleston, WV	37 33–38	$17,404/yr	—
159	Academy of Massage and Bodywork Bear, DE	37 33–37	$17,303/yr	—
160	Georgia Career Institute Conyers, GA	37 33–37	$17,297/yr	—
161	Community Care College Tulsa, OK	37 33–37	$17,283/yr	—
162	Clary Sage College Tulsa, OK	37 33–37	$17,283/yr	—
163	Columbia College Vienna, VA	37 33–37	$17,237/yr	—
164	Carrington College-Phoenix North Phoenix, AZ	37 33–37	$17,068/yr	—
165	Carrington College-Tucson Tucson, AZ	37 33–37	$17,068/yr	—
166	Carrington College-Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM	37 33–37	$17,068/yr	—
167	Augusta School of Massage Evans, GA	37 33–37	$16,776/yr	—
168	Dr. Ida Rolf Institute Boulder, CO	37 32–37	$16,723/yr	—
169	European Medical School of Massage Sinking Spring, PA	37 32–37	$16,677/yr	—
170	Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Lafayette, LA	37 32–37	$16,634/yr	—
171	Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe West Monroe, LA	37 32–37	$16,634/yr	—
172	Unitech Training Academy-Houma Houma, LA	37 32–37	$16,634/yr	—
173	Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria Alexandria, LA	37 32–37	$16,634/yr	—
174	Unitech Training Academy-New Orleans New Orleans, LA	37 32–37	$16,634/yr	—
175	Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA	37 32–37	$16,634/yr	—
176	Western Technical College El Paso, TX	37 32–37	$16,446/yr	—
177	Western Technical College El Paso, TX	37 32–37	$16,446/yr	—
178	Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood, FL	37 32–37	$16,075/yr	—
179	Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL	37 32–37	$16,075/yr	—
180	Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry Casselberry, FL	37 32–37	$16,075/yr	—
181	North-West College-West Covina West Covina, CA	37 32–37	$16,026/yr	—
182	Marion Technical College Ocala, FL	37 32–37	$15,779/yr	—
183	Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido, CA	37 32–37	$15,667/yr	—
184	Center for Massage Asheville, NC	37 32–37	$15,452/yr	—
185	Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia, SC	36 31–36	$25,459/yr	10.5x
186	Fortis Institute-Scranton Scranton, PA	36 32–36	$23,275/yr	13.3x
187	Gwinnett College-Lilburn Lilburn, GA	36 32–36	$20,997/yr	18.4x
188	Lake Superior College Duluth, MN	36 33–36	$16,331/yr	22.8x
189	Technical College of the Rockies Delta, CO	36 32–37	$14,804/yr	—
190	Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy Clarksburg, WV	36 32–37	$14,586/yr	—
191	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	36 33–36	$14,554/yr	28.6x
192	Aveda Institute-Tallahassee Tallahassee, FL	36 32–36	$13,943/yr	—
193	Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman Boardman, OH	36 32–36	$13,336/yr	—
194	La Belle Beauty Academy Miami, FL	36 31–36	$12,632/yr	—
195	California Healing Arts College Carson, CA	36 31–36	$11,231/yr	—
196	Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert, CA	36 31–36	$11,065/yr	—
197	Fortis Institute-Wayne Wayne, NJ	36 31–36	$10,477/yr	—
198	International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert, CA	36 31–36	$8,864/yr	—
199	Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage Port Huron, MI	36 31–36	$7,610/yr	—
200	New York College of Health Professions Syosset, NY	35 30–35	$24,753/yr	9.3x
201	Laurel Business Institute Uniontown, PA	35 31–35	$19,903/yr	16.4x
202	CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY	35 31–35	$18,762/yr	17.0x
203	Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York, NY	34 30–34	$25,015/yr	2.9x
204	Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee, OH	34 30–35	$22,170/yr	12.2x
205	Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford, IL	34 30–35	$22,170/yr	12.2x
206	Dayton School of Medical Massage Dayton, OH	34 29–34	$20,801/yr	13.6x
207	Arizona College-Glendale Glendale, AZ	34 29–34	$20,414/yr	12.9x
208	Pittsburgh Technical College Oakdale, PA	34 28–34	$20,051/yr	13.0x
209	Jones Technical Institute Jacksonville, FL	34 29–34	$19,815/yr	15.3x
210	ECPI University Virginia Beach, VA	33 29–33	$23,638/yr	5.5x
211	Southeastern College-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL	33 28–33	$20,945/yr	9.4x
212	Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe Tempe, AZ	33 28–33	$20,414/yr	9.5x
213	Acupuncture and Massage College Miami, FL	33 29–33	$18,107/yr	14.1x
214	NUC University Bayamon, PR	33 28–33	$12,865/yr	19.1x
215	American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus, OH	32 28–32	$19,100/yr	10.0x
216	Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte, NC	32 27–32	$18,788/yr	9.1x
217	Pacific College of Health and Science Chicago, IL	32 28–32	$17,304/yr	11.7x
218	Centura College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	32 25–32	$14,301/yr	14.9x
219	Centura College-Newport News Newport News, VA	32 25–32	$14,301/yr	14.9x
220	Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake, VA	32 25–32	$14,301/yr	14.9x
221	Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA	31 26–31	$17,304/yr	7.9x
222	Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA	31 27–31	$14,378/yr	12.4x
223	Pacific College of Health and Science New York, NY	30 26–31	$17,304/yr	7.5x
224	Dorsey College Madison Heights, MI	30 25–30	$16,914/yr	4.6x

Highest Earning Massage Therapy Programs

Schools where Massage Therapy graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	Score
Alaska Career College	$35,057/yr	49
Carrington College-Boise	$34,434/yr	48
Parker University	$32,172/yr	44
Indiana Wellness College	$29,979/yr	45
East-West Healing Arts Institute	$29,450/yr	45
Fortis Institute-Towson	$29,449/yr	45
Madison Area Technical College	$29,119/yr	53
Southeastern College-Charleston	$28,890/yr	39
Miami Dade College	$28,714/yr	58
Center for the Healing Arts	$28,634/yr	44

Best ROI for Massage Therapy

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Massage Therapy.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	Score
Palm Beach State College	107.6x	$24,097/yr	55
Miami Dade College	100.2x	$28,714/yr	58
Lansing Community College	93.8x	$17,927/yr	48
San Jacinto Community College	76.4x	$15,416/yr	48
Madison Area Technical College	59.9x	$29,119/yr	53
Saint Paul College	44.9x	$21,881/yr	44
Ivy Tech Community College	43.0x	$21,614/yr	43
Chattanooga State Community College	35.3x	$16,517/yr	39
Pacific College of Health and Science	34.9x	$21,955/yr	41
Montgomery County Community College	34.6x	$22,311/yr	41

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do Massage Therapy graduates make in their first year?

Across 224 schools, Massage Therapy graduates earn an average of $20,588 per year in their first year after completing the program. Earnings range from $7,610 to $35,057 depending on the school.

Will AI replace Massage Therapy jobs?

Our analysis rates Massage Therapy as "Resilient" for automation risk. With 69% of tasks requiring physical presence or manual skill, most the work in this trade remains beyond AI's reach.

What's the top-ranked school for Massage Therapy?

Our data ranks Miami Dade College first among 224 Massage Therapy programs. Its score of 58/100 reflects strong outcomes across earnings ($28,714/yr), return on investment, and career durability.

Do Massage Therapy graduates get a good return on their tuition?

The average 10-year earnings multiple is 24.2x tuition. This is a strong return on investment. The spread between the best and worst programs is wide, so individual school selection has a major impact.

Data from College Scorecard, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034, and DOL RAPIDS. Methodology & sources →