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Massage therapy school in Louisiana

8 massage therapy programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

8 schools offer these massage therapy programs, and Louisiana has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

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 Louisiana, all 8 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 8 are the same kind of program: massage therapy certificate or diploma.

See the 8 programs

How much does massage therapy school cost in Louisiana?

$11,150 to $11,870 is what most massage therapy programs in Louisiana cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $11,150 to $14,030

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
Half of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Most of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to
Earned a year, estimated
about $21,300
Length
25 to 26 weeks

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

Is there free massage therapy school in Louisiana?

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

All 8 massage therapy programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Unitech Training Academy

    Lafayette

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unitech Training Academy, LafayetteMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,800
    Price if you pay yourself$11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    More details about Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,942
    Length
    25 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    216
    Earned a year, estimated
    $31,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Medical Training College

    Baton Rouge

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Training College, Baton RougeMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$14,300
    Price if you pay yourself$14,030

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Massage Therapy at Medical Training College
    More details about Massage Therapy at Medical Training College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,574
    Length
    40 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $620
    Students counted
    108
    Earned a year, estimated
    $14,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,030
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Medical Training College

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Unitech Training Academy

    Baton Rouge

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unitech Training Academy, Baton RougeMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$17,600
    Price if you pay yourself$11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    More details about Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,407
    Length
    25 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    82
    Earned a year, estimated
    $17,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Unitech Training Academy

    West Monroe

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unitech Training Academy, West MonroeMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,200
    Price if you pay yourself$11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    More details about Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,802
    Length
    25 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    76
    Earned a year, estimated
    $23,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Therapeutic Massage

    Delta College, Inc

    Covington

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delta College, Inc, CovingtonMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$15,400
    Price if you pay yourself$14,030
    Program website, Therapeutic Massage at Delta College, Inc
    More details about Therapeutic Massage at Delta College, Inc
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,842
    Length
    30 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $419
    Students counted
    43
    Earned a year, estimated
    $15,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,030
    Program website, Therapeutic Massage at Delta College, Inc

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Unitech Training Academy

    New Orleans

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unitech Training Academy, New OrleansMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,400
    Price if you pay yourself$11,150

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    More details about Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,362
    Length
    25 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    42
    Earned a year, estimated
    $37,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,150
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Unitech Training Academy

    Alexandria

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unitech Training Academy, AlexandriaMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,300
    Price if you pay yourself$11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    More details about Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,332
    Length
    25 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    36
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Unitech Training Academy

    Houma

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Unitech Training Academy, HoumaMassage therapy certificate or diplomaIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,300
    Price if you pay yourself$11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    More details about Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,332
    Length
    25 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    13
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,150
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Unitech Training Academy

How to pay for massage therapy school in Louisiana

WIOA funding can pay for massage therapy school in Louisiana

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.

Quick facts: Massage therapy school in Louisiana

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
16th of 22
massage therapy programs here, against the typical state's 5
8 vs 5

State comparisons use the same figures as the massage therapy school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Massage therapy school in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Monroe and other Louisiana cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 more program is in 1 other area.

Other training in Louisiana

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

Where the Louisiana massage therapy program numbers come from

Which Louisiana massage therapy programs are on this list?

These are the massage therapy programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.

How the prices and results of Louisiana 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.

How reliable are the Louisiana figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about massage therapy school in Louisiana

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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
  11. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns