Massage Therapy Schools in the Richmond area

Richmond, VA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$57,730

massage therapists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,300

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Massage Therapy Schools in the Richmond area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Richmond: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 8.0 miles, farthest 10.8 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 4 list one: $6,300 to $12,115 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 6 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 15 to 40 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 76 massage therapy awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 4 on Virginia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $57,730 median for massage therapists ($27.75 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,720 to $98,910; 490 employed in the metro area; Virginia median $62,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Fortis College-Richmond	Richmond	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	30	8.0
Brightpoint Community CollegeWIOA list	Chester	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10	8.9
Chester Career CollegeWIOA list	Chester	Certificate	$12,115	10 months	9	9.5
Lotus Professional College	Richmond	Certificate	$6,300	6 months	27	10.8

WIOA in Virginia: 2,124 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them Massage therapy.
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