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Massage therapy schools in North Dakota

North Dakota has 3 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in North Dakota, expect to start around $34,120–$59,020 and reach a median of $74,140 with experience; the top quarter earn $91,240 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Dakota). Graduates of these North Dakota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $22,646 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What massage therapists earn in North Dakota

$34,120starting (10th percentile)
$59,020early career (25th)
$74,140median, all experience
$91,240experienced (75th)
$110,870top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 100 employed in North Dakota. National median: $58,450.

Campuses in North Dakota, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in North Dakota
27credentials awarded / yr
$22,646median earnings, yr 1 (North Dakota)
$19,383median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: FargoWilliston

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
The Salon Professional Academy-Fargo Fargo for-profit 11 $24,669 $9,500 60% $21,092
Josef's School of Hair, Skin & Body-Fargo Fargo for-profit 7 $20,623 $7,917 73% $16,854
Williston State College Williston Public 9 not reported not reported 42% 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.

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