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Massage therapy schools in Georgia
Georgia has 10 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Georgia, expect to start around $19,010–$34,690 and reach a median of $50,820 with experience; the top quarter earn $76,260 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,735 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,700 employed in Georgia. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AtlantaConyersEvansLilburnSandy SpringsThomasvilleValdostaWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs | Sandy Springs | for-profit | 37 | $27,788 | $9,500 | 67% | $37,004 |
| Atlanta School of Massage | Atlanta | for-profit | 66 | $21,161 | $7,917 | not reported | not reported |
| Augusta School of Massage | Evans | for-profit | 35 | $20,493 | $4,787 | 81% | $18,188 |
| International School of Skin Nailcare & Massage Therapy | Sandy Springs | for-profit | 44 | $18,977 | $5,952 | 100% | not reported |
| Georgia Career Institute | Conyers | for-profit | 39 | $17,838 | $7,725 | 69% | $19,399 |
| Gwinnett College-Lilburn | Lilburn | for-profit | 15 | $17,787 | $12,000 | 58% | not reported |
| Elaine Sterling Institute | Atlanta | for-profit | 31 | not reported | $7,917 | 67% | $34,770 |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 31% | 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.