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Massage therapy schools in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has 16 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Puerto Rico, expect to start around $23,020–$24,070 and reach a median of $29,000 with experience; the top quarter earn $30,720 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Puerto Rico). Graduates of these Puerto Rico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $9,961 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What massage therapists earn in Puerto Rico

$23,020starting (10th percentile)
$24,070early career (25th)
$29,000median, all experience
$30,720experienced (75th)
$54,610top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 80 employed in Puerto Rico. National median: $58,450.

Campuses in Puerto Rico, ranked by what their graduates earned

16campuses in Puerto Rico
475credentials awarded / yr
$9,961median earnings, yr 1 (Puerto Rico)
$19,383median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AreciboBayamonCaguasFajardoGuraboHato ReyManatiMayaguezSan Juan

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
NUC University Bayamon for-profit 281 $11,032 $5,000 not reported not reported
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan non-profit 30 $8,891 $9,250 not reported not reported
Antilles School of Technical Careers San Juan for-profit 29 not reported not reported 59% $10,729
ICPR Junior College Hato Rey for-profit 24 not reported not reported 51% not reported
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo non-profit 23 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon non-profit 14 not reported not reported not reported not reported
ICPR Junior College Manati for-profit 12 not reported not reported 61% not reported
Caribbean University-Bayamon Bayamon non-profit 10 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Huertas College Caguas for-profit 10 not reported not reported not reported not reported
ICPR Junior College-Arecibo Arecibo for-profit 10 not reported not reported 60% not reported
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo Fajardo non-profit 9 not reported not reported not reported not reported
ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez Mayaguez for-profit 8 not reported not reported 67% not reported
Columbia Central University-Caguas Caguas for-profit 6 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Neo-Esthetique European Institute San Juan for-profit 4 not reported not reported 70% $16,150
Nova College de Puerto Rico Bayamon for-profit 3 not reported not reported 62% $11,143
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan non-profit 2 not reported not reported not reported 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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