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Massage therapy schools in Minnesota
Minnesota has 9 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Minnesota, expect to start around $28,320–$56,440 and reach a median of $63,070 with experience; the top quarter earn $81,000 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota). Graduates of these Minnesota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $27,980 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,690 employed in Minnesota. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AustinBloomingtonCoon RapidsDuluthFergus FallsMinneapolisSaint PaulWillmarWoodbury
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Paul College | Saint Paul | Public | 24 | $28,933 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute Minneapolis | Minneapolis | for-profit | 30 | $27,028 | $6,333 | 68% | $22,574 |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth | Public | 16 | $17,619 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Northwestern Health Sciences University | Bloomington | non-profit | 39 | not reported | $14,529 | not reported | not reported |
| Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury | Woodbury | for-profit | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ridgewater College | Willmar | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Riverland Community College | Austin | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 52% | not reported |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College | Coon Rapids | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 30% | 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.