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Massage therapy school in Pennsylvania

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

1 school offers these massage therapy programs, and Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 2 programs here are massage therapy certificate or diploma (1 program) and massage therapy (associate degree, 1 program).

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How much does massage therapy school cost in Pennsylvania?

$7,315 to $12,514

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
45 to 75 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 Pennsylvania may also offer massage therapy school. How these figures are made

Is there free massage therapy school in Pennsylvania?

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

All 2 massage therapy programs in Pennsylvania approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapist Certificate

    Community College Allegheny County

    Based in Monroeville, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Allegheny County, based in Monroeville, PAMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,315
    Program website, Massage Therapist Certificate at Community College Allegheny County
    More details about Massage Therapist Certificate at Community College Allegheny County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,850
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,315
    Program website, Massage Therapist Certificate at Community College Allegheny County

  • Massage therapy (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapist Associate Degree

    Community College Allegheny County

    Based in Monroeville, PA

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Allegheny County, based in Monroeville, PAMassage therapy (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,514
    Program website, Massage Therapist Associate Degree at Community College Allegheny County
    More details about Massage Therapist Associate Degree at Community College Allegheny County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    75 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,250
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,514
    Program website, Massage Therapist Associate Degree at Community College Allegheny County

How to pay for massage therapy school in Pennsylvania

WIOA funding can pay for massage therapy school in Pennsylvania

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.

Other training in Pennsylvania

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

Where the Pennsylvania massage therapy program numbers come from

Which Pennsylvania massage therapy programs are on this list?

These are the massage therapy programs Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania offers.

How the prices and results of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Pennsylvania: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Sources for the facts about massage therapy school in Pennsylvania

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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