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Massage therapy schools in North Carolina
North Carolina has 9 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in North Carolina, expect to start around $31,050–$48,100 and reach a median of $60,650 with experience; the top quarter earn $85,150 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,285 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,460 employed in North Carolina. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AshevilleCharlottePinehurstRaleighSmithfieldSylvaThomasvilleWilmingtonWinston-Salem
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | for-profit | 58 | $22,647 | $9,500 | 77% | not reported |
| Gwinnett College | Raleigh | for-profit | 40 | $21,775 | $9,500 | 63% | $33,678 |
| Center for Massage | Asheville | for-profit | 41 | $18,796 | $6,333 | 90% | $23,089 |
| College of Wilmington | Wilmington | for-profit | 26 | $18,498 | $7,811 | 15% | $26,512 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 37% | 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.