Massage Therapy Schools in the Boston area

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (Massachusetts, New Hampshire)

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$75,160

massage therapists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$8,635

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Massage Therapy Schools in the Boston area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Boston: none within 10 miles; nearest 15.8 miles, farthest 39.8 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $8,635 to $13,550, middle $13,550 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 5 months to 7 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 38 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 161 massage therapy awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on New Hampshire's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $75,160 median for massage therapists ($36.13 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,430 to $104,710; 2,180 employed in the metro area; Massachusetts median $63,390 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Jupiter Beauty Academy	Boston, MA	Certificate	$8,635	5 months	50	15.8
Spa Tech Institute-North Andover	North Andover, MA	Certificate	$13,550	7 months	47	17.2
Great Bay Community CollegeWIOA list	Portsmouth, NH	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	39.3
Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth	Plymouth, MA	Certificate	$13,550	7 months	53	39.8

WIOA in Massachusetts: 922 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 7 of them Massage therapy.
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