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Massage therapy schools in Missouri

Missouri has 6 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Missouri, expect to start around $43,680–$47,750 and reach a median of $62,050 with experience; the top quarter earn $83,190 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $19,383 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What massage therapists earn in Missouri

$43,680starting (10th percentile)
$47,750early career (25th)
$62,050median, all experience
$83,190experienced (75th)
$101,900top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,500 employed in Missouri. National median: $58,450.

Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned

6campuses in Missouri
248credentials awarded / yr
$19,383median earnings, yr 1 (Missouri)
$19,383median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Earth CityKansas CitySpringfieldSt. LouisWebb City

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Healing Arts Center St. Louis for-profit 64 $21,882 $6,365 not reported not reported
City Pointe Beauty Academy Webb City for-profit 16 $20,051 $6,333 71% $19,588
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City Kansas City for-profit 89 $19,383 $7,917 67% $20,993
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield Springfield for-profit 54 $19,383 $7,917 77% $20,228
Midwest Institute Earth City for-profit 14 $16,509 $9,500 55% $22,631
St. Louis Med Tech St. Louis non-profit 11 not reported not reported 100% 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.

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