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Massage therapy schools in New York
New York has 11 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in New York, expect to start around $33,280–$37,410 and reach a median of $62,630 with experience; the top quarter earn $90,030 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $22,841 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,500 employed in New York. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyBaysideBuffaloLong Island CityMorrisvilleNew YorkSanbornSaranac LakeSyossetWilliamsville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences | New York | for-profit | 69 | $30,938 | $28,859 | 57% | not reported |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College | Bayside | Public | 25 | $28,668 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus | Albany | for-profit | 15 | $22,841 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus | New York | for-profit | 4 | $22,841 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| New York College of Health Professions | Syosset | non-profit | 53 | $22,559 | $25,420 | not reported | not reported |
| New York Institute of Massage Inc | Williamsville | for-profit | 33 | $20,986 | $10,620 | 87% | $31,806 |
| New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants | Long Island City | for-profit | 22 | not reported | not reported | 65% | $27,963 |
| SUNY Morrisville | Morrisville | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Trocaire College | Buffalo | non-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| North Country Community College | Saranac Lake | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Niagara County Community College | Sanborn | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 32% | 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.