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Massage therapy schools in Colorado

Colorado has 8 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

$35,990starting (10th percentile)
$52,900early career (25th)
$61,060median, all experience
$84,100experienced (75th)
$101,710top earners (90th)

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

8campuses in Colorado
213credentials awarded / yr
$21,650median earnings, yr 1 (Colorado)
$19,383median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: DeltaDenverFort CollinsGrand JunctionGreeleyLakewoodWestminster

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Colorado School of Healing Arts Lakewood for-profit 50 $25,005 $7,450 100% not reported
Academy of Natural Therapy Inc Greeley for-profit 20 $22,480 $7,917 not reported not reported
Intellitec College-Grand Junction Grand Junction for-profit 78 $20,820 $7,544 63% $25,537
Technical College of the Rockies Delta Public 4 $19,118 not reported 96% $9,051
IBMC College Fort Collins for-profit 23 not reported not reported 86% $37,025
Front Range Community College Westminster Public 19 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Aveda Institute-Denver Denver for-profit 12 not reported not reported 84% $23,384
Emily Griffith Technical College Denver Public 7 not reported not reported 97% $13,995

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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