Home / Massage Therapy Schools / Maryland / Baltimore area
Massage Therapy Schools in the Baltimore area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area
Programs
5
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$63,820
massage therapists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$13,260
of 4 with a cost, IPEDS
Massage Therapy Schools in the Baltimore area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Baltimore
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.2 miles, farthest 18.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 4 of 5 list one: $13,260 to $15,609, middle $14,998 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 4 colleges list a length: 4 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 74 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 126 massage therapy awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 5 on Maryland's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $63,820 median for massage therapists ($30.68 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,510 to $88,370; 840 employed in the metro area; Maryland median $62,270 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Massage therapy programs, nearest to Baltimore first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holistic Massage Training InstituteWIOA list | Baltimore | Certificate | $14,998 | 9 months | 8 | 3.2 |
| Fortis Institute-Towson | Towson | Certificate | $15,609 | 9 months | 23 | 7.4 |
| Cortiva Institute | Linthicum | Certificate | $13,260 | 8 months | 49 | 9.0 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 | 17.7 |
| Aveda Institute-Maryland | Bel Air | Certificate | $13,925 | 4 months | 0 | 18.9 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Maryland: 734 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 2 of them Massage therapy.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill