Massage Therapy Schools in the Tampa area

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$51,470

massage therapists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$9,400

of 6 with a cost, IPEDS

Massage Therapy Schools in the Tampa area at a glance

Open to the public: 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Tampa: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 6.8 miles, farthest 21.2 miles
Listed program cost: 6 of 9 list one: $9,400 to $27,400, middle $10,300 (IPEDS)
Program length: 6 colleges list a length: 5 months to 16 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 222 massage therapy awards at the 9 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $51,470 median for massage therapists ($24.75 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,650 to $70,720; 1,530 employed in the metro area; Florida median $49,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Center for Neurosomatic Studies	Clearwater	Certificate	$27,400	16 months	11	6.8
American Institute of Beauty	Largo	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	7.9
Aveda Institute-Tallahassee	Clearwater	Certificate	$9,400	9 months	62	7.9
Summit Salon Academy	Tampa	Certificate	$10,125	6 months	8	8.9
Cortiva Institute	St. Petersburg	Certificate	$12,476	6 months	60	12.2
Erwin Technical College	Tampa	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	4	12.2
Loraines Academy & Spa	Saint Petersburg	Certificate	$10,300	8 months	12	13.5
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa	Tampa	Certificate	$10,222	5 months	26	14.0
Bene's Career Academy	New Port Richey	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	21.2

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Massage therapy.
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