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Massage therapy schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 9 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Massachusetts, expect to start around $40,420–$50,090 and reach a median of $63,390 with experience; the top quarter earn $103,000 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Massachusetts). Graduates of these Massachusetts programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $21,153 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Massachusetts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,830 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BostonMedfordNorth AndoverPittsfieldPlymouthSomervilleWestboroughWorcester
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy | Medford | for-profit | 26 | $25,551 | $6,941 | not reported | not reported |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville | Somerville | for-profit | 40 | $23,611 | $7,917 | not reported | not reported |
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth | Plymouth | for-profit | 60 | $21,153 | $6,861 | 87% | $34,243 |
| Spa Tech Institute-North Andover | North Andover | for-profit | 33 | $21,153 | $6,861 | not reported | $40,806 |
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro | Westborough | for-profit | 33 | $21,153 | $6,861 | 77% | $30,722 |
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | Boston | for-profit | 38 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Bancroft School of Massage Therapy | Worcester | for-profit | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus | Pittsfield | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Berkshire Community College | Pittsfield | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 20% | 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.