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Massage therapy schools in Michigan
Michigan has 12 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Michigan, expect to start around $32,610–$50,040 and reach a median of $70,960 with experience; the top quarter earn $77,550 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Michigan). Graduates of these Michigan programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,882 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Michigan
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,410 employed in Michigan. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Michigan, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Battle CreekBay CityDetroitEast LansingLansingMadison HeightsPort HuronSaginawSouthfieldTroyWoodhaven
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage | Port Huron | for-profit | 9 | $22,193 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Irene's Myomassology Institute | Southfield | for-profit | 55 | $19,113 | $7,389 | 22% | $36,282 |
| Dorsey College-Saginaw | Saginaw | for-profit | 30 | $17,882 | $9,500 | 66% | not reported |
| Dorsey College-Dearborn | Detroit | for-profit | 29 | $17,882 | $9,500 | 35% | not reported |
| Dorsey College | Madison Heights | for-profit | 18 | $17,882 | $9,500 | 54% | not reported |
| Dorsey College-Woodhaven | Woodhaven | for-profit | 3 | $17,882 | $9,500 | 48% | not reported |
| Douglas J Aveda Institute | East Lansing | for-profit | 29 | not reported | $6,577 | 83% | $28,849 |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 25% | not reported |
| Bayshire Academy of Beauty Craft Inc | Bay City | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 72% | $10,882 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Battle Creek | Battle Creek | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 80% | $22,922 |
| Carnegie Institute | Troy | for-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| St Clair County Community College | Port Huron | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 34% | 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.