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Massage Therapy Schools in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
9
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$70,960
massage therapists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$11,000
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
Massage Therapy Schools in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 9 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 43.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 9 list one: $11,000 to $12,913, middle $12,599 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 6 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 32 to 36 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 131 massage therapy awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 9 on Michigan's or Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 78% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 48% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $70,960 median for massage therapists ($34.11 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $33,820 to $89,510; 1,310 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $70,960 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Massage therapy programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorsey CollegeWIOA list | Madison Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | 3.5 |
| Carnegie Institute | Troy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 3.8 |
| Elevate Salon Institute | Royal Oak | Certificate | $12,913 | 6 months | 0 | 6.2 |
| Irene's Myomassology InstituteWIOA list | Southfield | Certificate | $12,599 | 12 months | 50 | 13.1 |
| Dorsey College-DearbornWIOA list | Detroit | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 17.3 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District | Livonia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 21.5 |
| Dorsey College-WoodhavenWIOA list | Woodhaven | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 29.3 |
| Lakewood School of Therapeutic Massage | Port Huron | Certificate | $11,000 | 10 months | 16 | 43.1 |
| St Clair County Community CollegeWIOA list | Port Huron | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 43.3 |
- 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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 14 of them Massage therapy.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill