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Massage therapy schools in Colorado
Colorado has 23 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Colorado, expect to start around $35,990–$52,900 and reach a median of $61,060 with experience; the top quarter earn $84,100 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Colorado). Graduates of these Colorado programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $21,650 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,950 employed in Colorado. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Buena VistaCentennialColorado SpringsDeltaDenverDillonEstes ParkFort CollinsGlenwood SpringsGrand JunctionGreeleyLafayetteLakewoodLongmontLovelandSedaliaWestminster
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado School of Healing Arts | Lakewood | for-profit career school | 50 | $25,005 | $7,450 | 100% | not reported |
| Academy of Natural Therapy Inc | Greeley | for-profit career school | 20 | $22,480 | $7,917 | not reported | not reported |
| Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Grand Junction | for-profit career college | 78 | $20,820 | $7,544 | 63% | $25,537 |
| Technical College of the Rockies | Delta | Public technical college | 4 | $19,118 | not reported | 96% | $9,051 |
| IBMC College | Fort Collins | for-profit career college | 23 | not reported | not reported | 86% | $37,025 |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | Public college | 19 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Aveda Institute-Denver | Denver | for-profit career college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $23,384 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public technical college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 97% | $13,995 |
| Academy of Massage Essentials | Colorado Springs | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Balanced School of Massage and Wellness | Dillon | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Bear Heart School of Massage | Fort Collins | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Berkana Institute of Massage Therapy | Longmont | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| CSSM School of Massage Denver | Centennial | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Colorado Institute of Massage Therapy | Colorado Springs | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Colorado School of Animal Massage | Lafayette | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Colorado Springs School of Massage | Colorado Springs | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Denver Integrative Massage School (aka The School of Botanical & Medical Aesthetics) | Denver | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Estes Park Massage School | Estes Park | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Foundations Massage Academy | Glenwood Springs | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Hands On School of Massage LLC | Grand Junction | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Lang Institute for Canine Massage | Loveland | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Rocky Mountain School of Animal Acupressure and Massage | Sedalia | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| The O'Hara School of Massage and Energy Therapies | Buena Vista | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is 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.