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Massage therapy schools in Tennessee
Tennessee has 7 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Tennessee, expect to start around $36,960–$46,920 and reach a median of $50,070 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,050 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,815 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Tennessee
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,230 employed in Tennessee. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BartlettCookevilleHarrimanMadisonMcMinnvilleMemphis
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mind Body Institute | Madison | for-profit | 30 | $23,469 | $7,389 | 75% | $25,679 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | for-profit | 27 | $18,162 | $8,769 | 55% | $29,351 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | for-profit | 17 | not reported | not reported | 54% | $15,788 |
| Massage Institute of Memphis | Memphis | for-profit | 13 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $16,290 |
| Gould's Academy | Bartlett | for-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $23,699 |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 67% | $17,680 |
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.