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Massage therapy schools in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 7 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in Wisconsin, expect to start around $20,280–$37,720 and reach a median of $58,070 with experience; the top quarter earn $80,560 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Wisconsin). Graduates of these Wisconsin programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $27,559 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in Wisconsin
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,520 employed in Wisconsin. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in Wisconsin, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AppletonEau ClaireGreen BayMadisonMilwaukeeOnalaska
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Institute of Beauty and Wellness | Milwaukee | for-profit | 15 | $27,559 | $7,917 | 90% | $16,190 |
| Aveda Institute-Madison | Madison | for-profit | 5 | $27,559 | $7,917 | 97% | $14,592 |
| East-West Healing Arts Institute | Madison | for-profit | 28 | $19,020 | not reported | 87% | $58,400 |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Appleton | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| The Professional Hair Design Academy | Eau Claire | for-profit | 20 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $22,783 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | Green Bay | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska | Onalaska | for-profit | 8 | not reported | not reported | 93% | $21,829 |
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.