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Massage Therapy Schools in Illinois
Illinois has 19 massage therapy programs in our files: 19 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
19
all sources
Median pay
$60,490
massage therapists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $58,450
Middle program cost
$14,315
4 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
9
Massage therapy programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Chicago area12 programs · median pay $61,200
Every massage therapy program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Estelle Medical Academy | Skokie | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. | Crystal Lake | Certificate | $15,825 | 11 months | 23 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Lake Land CollegeWIOA list | Mattoon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-IllinoisWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Morton College | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Parkland College | Champaign | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy | Chicago | Certificate | $14,315 | 15 months | 172 |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Universal Spa Training Academy | Downers Grove | Certificate | $11,095 | 4 months | 16 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Zen Shiatsu Chicago | Evanston | Certificate | $12,880 | 24 months | 20 |
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 Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 9 of them Massage therapy.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.