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Massage therapy schools in Alaska

Alaska has 1 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Alaska, expect to start around $34,140–$104,000 and reach a median of $134,930 with experience; the top quarter earn $139,210 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Alaska). Graduates of these Alaska programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,498 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What massage therapists earn in Alaska

$34,140starting (10th percentile)
$104,000early career (25th)
$134,930median, all experience
$139,210experienced (75th)
$161,400top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 570 employed in Alaska. National median: $58,450.

Campuses in Alaska, ranked by what their graduates earned

1campuses in Alaska
40credentials awarded / yr
$25,498median earnings, yr 1 (Alaska)
$19,383median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Anchorage

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Alaska Career College Anchorage for-profit 40 $25,498 $9,493 69% $25,570

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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