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2022 Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$13,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,638 people earned their degree in massage therapy/therapeutic massage, making the major the 544th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 759 massage therapy/therapeutic massage graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 91 massage therapy/therapeutic massage graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in massage therapy/therapeutic massage. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality massage therapy/therapeutic massage programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the massage therapy/therapeutic massage program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Ridgewater College

Willmar, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ridgewater College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ridgewater College is a small public school situated in Willmar, Minnesota. It awarded 8 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2019-2020.

Ridgewater College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $9,547 for plains states region associate degree massage therapy/therapeutic massage students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ridgewater College.

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#2

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Paul College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Paul College is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,901 for plains states region associate degree massage therapy/therapeutic massage students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Paul College.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northwestern Health Sciences University is a small school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 28 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2019-2020.

NWHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Northwestern Health Sciences University Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Report

#4

Williston State College

Williston, North Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williston State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Williston, North Dakota, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage students in 2019-2020.

Williston State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Williston State College is $9,759 for plains states region associate degree massage therapy/therapeutic massage students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage students in 2019-2020.

WSU Tech also made our “Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend WSU Tech is $9,963 for plains states region associate degree massage therapy/therapeutic massage students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Minnesota State College Southeast did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree massage therapy/therapeutic massage students whose families make $0-$30k list, MSC Southeast has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSC Southeast is $12,042 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Universal College of Healing Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Universal College of Healing Arts is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees to qualified students.

Universal College of Healing Arts also made our “Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Universal College of Healing Arts Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Report

#8

Myotherapy Institute

Lincoln, Nebraska
#8 in overall quality

Myotherapy Institute landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this small private for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree massage therapy/therapeutic massage students whose families make $0-$30k list, Myotherapy Institute has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Myotherapy Institute is $26,577 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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