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Massage Therapy Schools in the Chicago area
13 massage therapy programs in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, listed by distance from Chicago.
Programs
13
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$61,200
massage therapists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$5
of 5 with a cost, IPEDS
Massage therapy programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 9.7 |
| Universal Spa Training Academy | Downers Grove | Certificate | $11,095 | 4 months | 16 | 10.5 |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 15.3 |
| Morton College | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 16.6 |
| Estelle Medical Academy | Skokie | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 | 17.0 |
| Zen Shiatsu Chicago | Evanston | Certificate | $12,880 | 24 months | 20 | 19.7 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 20.2 |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy | Chicago | Certificate | $14,315 | 15 months | 172 | 21.8 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 23.8 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. | Crystal Lake | Certificate | $15,825 | 11 months | 23 | 24.4 |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 28.4 |
| New School for MassageWIOA list | Tinley Park | WIOA list only | $5 | Not reported | 28.7 | |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 43.1 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Chicago area
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are 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