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Massage therapy schools in Arizona

Arizona has 12 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Arizona, expect to start around $37,800–$51,620 and reach a median of $62,400 with experience; the top quarter earn $72,800 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arizona). Graduates of these Arizona programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,873 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What massage therapists earn in Arizona

$37,800starting (10th percentile)
$51,620early career (25th)
$62,400median, all experience
$72,800experienced (75th)
$90,780top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,530 employed in Arizona. National median: $58,450.

Campuses in Arizona, ranked by what their graduates earned

12campuses in Arizona
369credentials awarded / yr
$17,873median earnings, yr 1 (Arizona)
$19,383median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: CoolidgeFlagstaffGlendaleHolbrookLake Havasu CityMesaPhoenixTempeTucson

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Carrington College-Tucson Tucson for-profit 20 $18,354 $8,441 66% $38,722
Arizona School of Integrative Studies Mesa for-profit 122 $17,873 $8,444 83% $19,304
Arizona College-Glendale Glendale for-profit 68 $16,167 $8,973 85% not reported
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts Tempe for-profit 71 not reported $9,500 67% $45,279
Phoenix College Phoenix Public 29 not reported not reported not reported not reported
East Valley Institute of Technology Mesa Public 26 not reported not reported 68% not reported
GateWay Community College-Central City Phoenix Public 22 not reported not reported 55% $17,257
Central Arizona College Coolidge Public 6 not reported not reported 27% not reported
Charles of Italy Beauty College Lake Havasu City for-profit 4 not reported not reported 74% $15,845
Northland Pioneer College Holbrook Public 1 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Phoenix Therapeutic Massage College - Flagstaff Flagstaff not reported not reported not reported not reported
Phoenix Therapeutic Massage College - Phoenix Phoenix not reported not reported not reported not reported

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.

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