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Massage Therapy Schools in the Virginia Beach area
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
Programs
5
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$57,510
massage therapists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$11,500
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Massage Therapy Schools in the Virginia Beach area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Virginia Beach
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.9 miles, farthest 23.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 5 list one: $11,500 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 7 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 105 massage therapy awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $57,510 median for massage therapists ($27.65 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,640 to $102,200; 540 employed in the metro area; Virginia median $62,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Massage therapy programs, nearest to Virginia Beach first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College-Norfolk | Norfolk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 3.9 |
| ECPI University | Virginia Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 4.5 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake | Chesapeake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 | 9.1 |
| Cayce/Reilly School of Massage | Virginia Beach | Certificate | $11,500 | 7 months | 38 | 12.7 |
| Centura College-Newport News | Newport News | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 23.4 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Virginia: 2,124 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them Massage therapy.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Virginia metro areas
- Richmond area4 programs