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Massage therapy schools in South Carolina
South Carolina has 7 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in South Carolina, expect to start around $17,340–$35,630 and reach a median of $58,000 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,040 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, South Carolina). Graduates of these South Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $22,940 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in South Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,840 employed in South Carolina. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in South Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BeaufortColumbiaConwayGreenvilleNorth CharlestonSpartanburgSumter
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern College-Charleston | North Charleston | for-profit | 19 | $23,271 | $9,500 | 67% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Public | 10 | $22,940 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Southeastern College-Columbia | Columbia | for-profit | 59 | $21,896 | $7,811 | 67% | not reported |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry | Beaufort | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 18% | 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.