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Massage therapy schools in Virginia
Virginia has 14 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Virginia, expect to start around $38,070–$51,460 and reach a median of $62,220 with experience; the top quarter earn $93,600 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Virginia). Graduates of these Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $20,654 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,730 employed in Virginia. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ChesapeakeChesterFalls ChurchFredericksburgLynchburgNewport NewsNorfolkRichmondViennaVirginia Beach
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage | Falls Church | for-profit | 94 | $23,178 | $6,333 | not reported | not reported |
| Fortis College-Richmond | Richmond | for-profit | 17 | $21,153 | $7,542 | 50% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Norfolk | Norfolk | for-profit | 7 | $21,153 | $7,542 | 30% | not reported |
| Centura College-Chesapeake | Chesapeake | for-profit | 47 | $20,654 | $7,521 | not reported | not reported |
| Centura College-Newport News | Newport News | for-profit | 28 | $20,654 | $7,521 | 75% | not reported |
| Columbia College | Vienna | for-profit | 73 | $16,508 | not reported | 80% | $13,440 |
| Cayce/Reilly School of Massage | Virginia Beach | non-profit | 75 | $15,053 | $7,389 | 90% | $21,602 |
| American Massage & Bodywork Institute | Vienna | for-profit | 76 | not reported | $7,389 | not reported | not reported |
| Lotus Professional College | Richmond | for-profit | 40 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| ECPI University | Virginia Beach | for-profit | 29 | not reported | $6,783 | not reported | not reported |
| Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy | Lynchburg | for-profit | 18 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Chester Career College | Chester | for-profit | 15 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $29,745 |
| Brightpoint Community College | Chester | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Eastern Virginia Career College | Fredericksburg | for-profit | 9 | not reported | not reported | 66% | 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.