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Massage therapy schools in West Virginia
West Virginia has 5 accredited campuses awarding massage therapy credentials. If you finish and work as a massage therapist in West Virginia, expect to start around $22,450–$27,390 and reach a median of $46,600 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,520 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $17,445 in their first year, against $19,383 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What massage therapists earn in West Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 250 employed in West Virginia. National median: $58,450.
Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BeaverCharlestonClarksburgHuntingtonMorgantown
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain State School of Massage | Charleston | for-profit | 21 | $17,445 | $8,181 | 100% | $25,969 |
| Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy | Clarksburg | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 73% | $13,765 |
| Morgantown Beauty College Inc | Morgantown | for-profit | 6 | not reported | not reported | 72% | $18,079 |
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 19% | 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.