Best Massage Therapist programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment
Perform therapeutic massages of soft tissues and joints.
53 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,504 people a year. The job pays a median of $49,680 in Florida across about 9,280 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
2 programs in Florida that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massagemain feeder CIP 51.3501In Florida → | 1,501 | 99.8% | 53 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
| 2 | Somatic Bodyworkmain feeder CIP 51.3503In Florida → | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
Top 25 schools in Florida
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 27 of the 53 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praxis Institute Miami, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 405 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $21,968 | 78% | $9,092 | — |
| 2 | Lee Professional Institute Fort Myers, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 109 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $24,586 | 77% | $16,308 | — |
| 3 | Florida Professional Institute Miami, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 93 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 100% | $31,630 | — |
| 4 | Florida School of Massage Gainesville, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 63 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $18,231 | 45% | $13,166 | — |
| 5 | Sarasota School of Massage Therapy Sarasota, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 56 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $21,270 | 76% | $19,825 | — |
| 6 | Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland Parkland, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 40 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $22,426 | 86% | $17,482 | — |
| 7 | Aveda Institute - South Florida Davie, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 37 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 73% | $27,329 | — |
| 8 | Miami Dade College Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 33 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $28,714 | 46% | — | — |
| 9 | Latin Beauty Academy greenacres, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 75% | $17,201 | — |
| 10 | American Institute of Beauty Largo, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 60% | $12,662 | — |
| 11 | Celebrity School of Beauty Miami, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $17,644 | 71% | $6,774 | — |
| 12 | Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers - West Palm Beach West Palm Beach, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $16,075 | 83% | $20,078 | — |
| 13 | Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $16,075 | 79% | $19,721 | — |
| 14 | Ana G. Mendez University Orlando, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Tampa Tampa, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $18,968 | 77% | $13,495 | — |
| 16 | Cortiva Institute St. Petersburg, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $23,843 | 79% | $26,629 | — |
| 17 | Florida Academy Fort Myers, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 71% | $13,489 | — |
| 18 | New Concept Massage and Beauty School Miami, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 85% | $13,289 | — |
| 19 | Cortiva Institute Maitland, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $22,969 | 70% | $30,738 | — |
| 20 | Cortiva Institute Maitland, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $22,969 | 79% | $31,157 | — |
| 21 | Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 36% | — | — |
| 22 | Withlacoochee Technical College Inverness, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 61% | — | — |
| 23 | Bene's Career Academy New Port Richey, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $20,132 | 63% | $23,002 | — |
| 24 | Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | — | 43% | — | — |
| 25 | Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Lakeland Lakeland, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $18,968 | 76% | $16,056 | — |
All 53 schools in Florida
Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praxis Institute | Miami | Private for-profit | 405 | 1 |
| Lee Professional Institute | Fort Myers | Private for-profit | 109 | 1 |
| Florida Professional Institute | Miami | Private for-profit | 93 | 1 |
| Florida School of Massage | Gainesville | Private for-profit | 63 | 1 |
| Sarasota School of Massage Therapy | Sarasota | Private for-profit | 56 | 1 |
| Boca Beauty Academy - Parkland | Parkland | Private for-profit | 40 | 1 |
| Aveda Institute - South Florida | Davie | Private for-profit | 37 | 1 |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Public | 33 | 1 |
| Latin Beauty Academy | greenacres | Private for-profit | 32 | 1 |
| American Institute of Beauty | Largo | Private for-profit | 30 | 1 |
| Celebrity School of Beauty | Miami | Private for-profit | 30 | 1 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers - West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | Private for-profit | 27 | 1 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers | Hollywood | Private for-profit | 25 | 1 |
| Ana G. Mendez University | Orlando | Private not-for-profit | 24 | 1 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy - Tampa | Tampa | Private for-profit | 24 | 1 |
What massage therapists earn in Florida
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $58,450. Florida pays below the national figure.
Concentrated here: Florida employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Florida
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Massage Therapists page.
How to become a Massage Therapist
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Florida
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to Massage Therapists4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 51.3501Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
- 51.3502Asian Bodywork Therapy
- 51.3503Somatic Bodywork
- 51.3599Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services, Other
Common questions
Answers for people weighing massage therapists programs in Florida.
What degree do you need to become a Massage Therapist?+
Postsecondary nondegree award is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, which awarded 1,501 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 99.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Massage Therapist?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. Together they graduate about 1,504 people a year in Florida.
How much do massage therapists earn in Florida?+
The median is $49,680 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.0% below the U.S. median of $58,450. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for massage therapists growing?+
BLS projects a +15.4% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 24,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+
53 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do massage therapists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Massage Therapist, Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), Certified Massage Therapist (CMT), Licensed Massage Practitioner (LMP) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 31-9011.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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