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Massage therapy school in Kentucky

3 massage therapy programs with results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these massage therapy programs, and Kentucky has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Kentucky files no usable prices.

Massage therapists press and work the body's soft tissues and joints to treat their clients. A diploma or certificate takes several months or more, and most states require a license or certification, usually an approved massage therapy program and a passed exam.1 In 46 of the 49 places that regulate massage, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands among them, the licensing exam is the MBLEx from the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards.2

In Kentucky, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

All 3 are the same kind of program: massage therapy certificate or diploma.

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How much does massage therapy school cost in Kentucky?

Not reported

Kentucky files no usable prices, so none can be shown.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
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None of the 3 programs report it

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Kentucky may also offer massage therapy school. How these figures are made

Is there free massage therapy school in Kentucky?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 massage therapy programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

    Medical Career and Technical College

    Richmond

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Medical Career and Technical College, RichmondMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$16,900
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at Medical Career and Technical College
    More details about Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at Medical Career and Technical College
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,237
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    44
    Earned a year, estimated
    $16,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    School website, Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at Medical Career and Technical College

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

    Palpation Prep - School of Massage

    Benton

    No diploma needed

    Palpation Prep - School of Massage, BentonMassage therapy certificate or diplomaIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$27,000
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at Palpation Prep - School of Massage
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,742
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

    Sun Touch Massage School

    Mayfield

    No diploma needed

    Sun Touch Massage School, MayfieldMassage therapy certificate or diplomaIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at Sun Touch Massage School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

How to pay for massage therapy school in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for massage therapy school in Kentucky

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for massage therapy school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for massage therapy school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Massage therapy school in Richmond, Mayfield and other Kentucky cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Kentucky

How massage therapy school compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Kentucky

Where the Kentucky massage therapy program numbers come from

Which Kentucky massage therapy programs are on this list?

These are the massage therapy programs Kentucky approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Kentucky offers.

How the prices and results of Kentucky massage therapy programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about massage therapy school in Kentucky

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Massage Therapists
  2. Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards: Examination (MBLEx)
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List