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Massage therapy school in West Virginia

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

2 schools offer these massage therapy programs, and West Virginia 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 West Virginia, both programs take students without a high school diploma.

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

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How much does massage therapy school cost in West Virginia?

$8,400 to $11,400

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

These two programs

Finished the program
81% to 90%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated
about $65,000
Length
Not reported
Neither program reports 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 West Virginia may also offer massage therapy school. How these figures are made

Is there free massage therapy school in West Virginia?

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

All 2 massage therapy programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaOnlineNo diploma needed

    Massage Therapist Day Program

    Mountain State School of Massage

    Based in Charleston, WV

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Mountain State School of Massage, based in Charleston, WVMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$65,000
    Price if you pay yourself$11,400
    Program website, Massage Therapist Day Program at Mountain State School of Massage
    More details about Massage Therapist Day Program at Mountain State School of Massage
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,250
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,044
    Students counted
    84
    Earned a year, estimated
    $65,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,400
    Program website, Massage Therapist Day Program at Mountain State School of Massage

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Massage Therapy

    Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy

    Clarksburg

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy, ClarksburgMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,400

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Massage Therapy at Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy
    More details about Massage Therapy at Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,365
    Students counted
    40
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,400
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Clarksburg Beauty Academy & School of Massage Therapy

How to pay for massage therapy school in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for massage therapy school in West Virginia

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 West Virginia

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

Where the West Virginia massage therapy program numbers come from

Which West Virginia massage therapy programs are on this list?

These are the massage therapy programs West Virginia 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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia 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 West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about massage therapy school in West Virginia

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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