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Massage Therapy Schools in California
California has 28 massage therapy programs in our files: 28 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
28
all sources
Median pay
$45,970
massage therapists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $58,450
Middle program cost
$10,800
22 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
17
Massage therapy programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Los Angeles area13 programs · median pay $43,530
- San Francisco area4 programs · median pay $40,280
- Riverside area3 programs · median pay $44,760
- San Diego area3 programs · median pay $45,200
Every massage therapy program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Institute of Massage TherapyWIOA list | Santa Ana | Certificate | $10,615 | 13 months | 47 |
| CalCopa Massage School | Huntington Beach | Certificate | $9,650 | 6 months | 23 |
| California Healing Arts CollegeWIOA list | Carson | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 45 |
| Carrington College-Stockton | Stockton | Certificate | $19,722 | 8 months | 17 |
| Cinta Aveda Institute | San Francisco | Certificate | $8,000 | 6 months | 0 |
| Coastline Beauty College | Fountain Valley | Certificate | $4,500 | 7 months | 0 |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Downey Adult SchoolWIOA list | Downey | Certificate | $4,499 | 8 months | 76 |
| Fremont University | Cerritos | Certificate | $19,061 | 7 months | 17 |
| Healing Hands School of Holistic HealthWIOA list | Escondido | Certificate | $9,000 | 9 months | 139 |
| ICOHS College | San Diego | Certificate | $13,230 | 8 months | 57 |
| International School of Beauty Inc | Palm Desert | Certificate | $7,800 | 4 months | 17 |
| Los Angeles College of Aesthetics | Los Angeles | Certificate | $4,875 | 7 months | 0 |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $14,112 | 9 months | 14 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | $15,500 | 9 months | 9 |
| Milan Institute-VisaliaWIOA list | Visalia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| MiraCosta College | Oceanside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| National Holistic InstituteWIOA list | Emeryville | Certificate | $9,443 | 5 months | 769 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | Certificate | $18,291 | 9 months | 5 |
| North-West College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $18,291 | 9 months | 24 |
| San Bernardino Beauty College | San Bernardino | Certificate | $8,000 | 5 months | 0 |
| San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork | San Francisco | Certificate | $10,250 | 7 months | 81 |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Southern California Health InstituteWIOA list | North Hollywood | Certificate | $14,700 | 9 months | 56 |
| Universal Healthcare Careers CollegeWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | $13,800 | 6 months | 12 |
| Victory Career College | Carson | Certificate | $10,800 | 5 months | 21 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in California
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 17 of them Massage therapy.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for California yet. What Workforce Pell covers.