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Massage therapy schools in New Jersey
New Jersey has 10 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in New Jersey, expect to start around $33,280–$33,640 and reach a median of $50,150 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,240 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Jersey). Graduates of these New Jersey programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $16,114 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in New Jersey
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,890 employed in New Jersey. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in New Jersey, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BlackwoodCherry HillCliftonEast BrunswickJersey CityMoorestownNewarkSomersetToms RiverVoorhees
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for the Healing Arts | Voorhees | for-profit | 33 | $23,679 | $6,333 | 94% | $16,218 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Moorestown | for-profit | 39 | $23,611 | $7,917 | 54% | $44,565 |
| American Institute-Clifton | Clifton | for-profit | 80 | $16,114 | $7,917 | 57% | $25,253 |
| American Institute-Somerset | Somerset | for-profit | 38 | $16,114 | $7,917 | 56% | $25,193 |
| American Institute-Toms River | Toms River | for-profit | 15 | $16,114 | $7,917 | 55% | $24,796 |
| American Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | for-profit | 11 | $16,114 | $7,917 | 56% | $26,431 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | East Brunswick | for-profit | 18 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Garden State Science and Technology Institute | Jersey City | for-profit | 3 | not reported | not reported | 33% | $30,440 |
| Camden County College | Blackwood | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Essex County College | Newark | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 20% | 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.