Massage Therapy Schools in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$40,280

massage therapists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$8,000

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Massage Therapy Schools in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from San Francisco: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.6 miles, farthest 9.6 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $8,000 to $10,250, middle $9,443 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 5 months to 7 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 24 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 850 massage therapy awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $40,280 median for massage therapists ($19.37 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,930 to $95,500; 1,800 employed in the metro area; California median $45,970 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork	San Francisco	Certificate	$10,250	7 months	81	1.6
Cinta Aveda Institute	San Francisco	Certificate	$8,000	6 months	0	2.4
National Holistic InstituteWIOA list	Emeryville	Certificate	$9,443	5 months	769	8.3
Skyline College	San Bruno	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	9.6

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 17 of them Massage therapy.
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