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Massage therapy schools in Iowa
Iowa has 14 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Iowa, expect to start around $37,560–$47,040 and reach a median of $57,710 with experience; the top quarter earn $76,090 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Iowa). Graduates of these Iowa programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $18,598 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Iowa
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 540 employed in Iowa. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Iowa, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AmesAnamosaCedar FallsCedar RapidsDavenportDes MoinesDubuqueEsthervilleIowa CityJohnstonMason CityUrbandale
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capri College-Davenport | Davenport | for-profit | 14 | $22,378 | $4,400 | 82% | $20,427 |
| Capri College-Dubuque | Dubuque | for-profit | 13 | $18,928 | $4,769 | 74% | $20,162 |
| Capri College-Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | for-profit | 14 | $18,269 | not reported | 65% | $20,474 |
| Carlson College of Massage Therapy | Anamosa | for-profit | 49 | $16,769 | $7,389 | 100% | $18,817 |
| Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School | Urbandale | for-profit | 29 | not reported | not reported | 91% | $47,533 |
| PCI Academy-Ames | Ames | for-profit | 9 | not reported | $5,827 | 77% | $26,029 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| La James College of Hairstyling and Cosmetology | Mason City | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $16,532 |
| Orion Technical College | Davenport | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| PCI Academy-Iowa City | Iowa City | for-profit | 5 | not reported | $5,827 | 71% | $22,589 |
| Iowa School of Beauty-Des Moines | Des Moines | for-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $16,068 |
| La James International College-Davenport | Davenport | for-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | 91% | $22,558 |
| La James International College-Cedar Falls | Cedar Falls | for-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $23,892 |
| La James International College-Johnston | Johnston | for-profit | 2 | not reported | not reported | 88% | $23,030 |
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.