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Massage therapy schools in Illinois
Illinois has 18 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Illinois, expect to start around $33,770–$45,800 and reach a median of $60,490 with experience; the top quarter earn $77,550 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Illinois). Graduates of these Illinois programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,370 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Illinois
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,950 employed in Illinois. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Illinois, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BellevilleCartervilleChampaignChicagoCrystal LakeDowners GroveElginEvanstonGrayslakeMaltaMattoonOlneyPalatinePalos HillsSkokieSpringfieldSugar Grove
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Spa Training Academy | Downers Grove | for-profit | 17 | $24,840 | $6,861 | 97% | $24,756 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | for-profit | 28 | $20,548 | $7,521 | 69% | $33,634 |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy | Chicago | for-profit | 125 | $20,192 | $7,916 | not reported | not reported |
| Estelle Medical Academy | Skokie | for-profit | 50 | $18,834 | $5,255 | 86% | not reported |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. | Crystal Lake | for-profit | 21 | not reported | not reported | 72% | $24,945 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Zen Shiatsu Chicago | Evanston | for-profit | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Parkland College | Champaign | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts | Springfield | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 64% | $21,024 |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Olney Central College | Olney | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 63% | not reported |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
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.