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Massage therapy schools in Iowa

Iowa has 14 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Iowa, expect to start around $37,560–$47,040 and reach a median of $57,710 with experience; the top quarter earn $76,090 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Iowa). Graduates of these Iowa programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,598 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What massage therapists earn in Iowa

$37,560starting (10th percentile)
$47,040early career (25th)
$57,710median, all experience
$76,090experienced (75th)
$91,570top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 540 employed in Iowa. National median: $58,450.

Campuses in Iowa, ranked by what their graduates earned

14campuses in Iowa
162credentials awarded / yr
$18,598median earnings, yr 1 (Iowa)
$19,383median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AmesAnamosaCedar FallsCedar RapidsDavenportDes MoinesDubuqueEsthervilleIowa CityJohnstonMason CityUrbandale

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Capri College-Davenport Davenport for-profit 14 $22,378 $4,400 82% $20,427
Capri College-Dubuque Dubuque for-profit 13 $18,928 $4,769 74% $20,162
Capri College-Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids for-profit 14 $18,269 not reported 65% $20,474
Carlson College of Massage Therapy Anamosa for-profit 49 $16,769 $7,389 100% $18,817
Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School Urbandale for-profit 29 not reported not reported 91% $47,533
PCI Academy-Ames Ames for-profit 9 not reported $5,827 77% $26,029
Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville Public 6 not reported not reported 50% not reported
La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology Mason City for-profit 6 not reported not reported 77% $16,532
Orion Technical College Davenport for-profit 6 not reported not reported not reported not reported
PCI Academy-Iowa City Iowa City for-profit 5 not reported $5,827 71% $22,589
Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines Des Moines for-profit 4 not reported not reported 81% $16,068
La James International College-Davenport Davenport for-profit 3 not reported not reported 91% $22,558
La James International College-Cedar Falls Cedar Falls for-profit 2 not reported not reported 71% $23,892
La James International College-Johnston Johnston for-profit 2 not reported not reported 88% $23,030

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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