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Massage therapy schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 21 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $31,000–$45,540 and reach a median of $58,300 with experience; the top quarter earn $77,590 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $21,289 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,990 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BethlehemButlerErieKing of PrussiaKingstonLancasterMonessenOakdalePipersvillePittsburghPottstownQuakertownScrantonSinking SpringSpringvilleState CollegeStroudsburgUniontownWest Lawn
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Business Institute | Uniontown | for-profit career college | 13 | $24,570 | $7,915 | 69% | not reported |
| Cortiva Institute | King of Prussia | for-profit career college | 66 | $22,976 | $6,861 | 84% | $33,780 |
| Pittsburgh Technical College | Oakdale | non-profit college | 13 | $19,603 | $7,541 | not reported | not reported |
| Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Erie | for-profit career college | 15 | $15,125 | $9,499 | 64% | $23,028 |
| European Medical School of Massage | Sinking Spring | for-profit career school | 34 | not reported | not reported | 93% | $19,520 |
| Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork | Lancaster | for-profit career school | 30 | not reported | $5,787 | 70% | $15,359 |
| Douglas Education Center | Monessen | for-profit career school | 14 | not reported | not reported | 88% | not reported |
| Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh | Public community college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Lackawanna College | Scranton | non-profit college | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Butler County Community College | Butler | Public community college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton | Scranton | for-profit career college | 7 | not reported | $9,500 | 46% | not reported |
| Northampton County Area Community College | Bethlehem | Public community college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center | Springville | Public technical college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 97% | $11,847 |
| Academy of Massage Therapy & Bodyworks | Pottstown | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| European School of Massage (Penn Avenue Branch) | West Lawn | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Integrative Bodywork School of Massage Therapy, Inc. | State College | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| International School of Shiatsu | Pipersville | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Massage Academy of the Poconos | Stroudsburg | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| NEPA School of Massage, LLC | Kingston | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Phila School of Massage & Bodywork, INC (Broad St. Branch) | Quakertown | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Pittsburgh School of Massage Therapy | Pittsburgh | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is 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.