2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage is the 626th most popular major in the country with 10,595 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,201 massage therapy/therapeutic massage graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 massage therapy/therapeutic massage graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in massage therapy/therapeutic massage. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their massage therapy/therapeutic massage program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree massage therapy/therapeutic massage students.
Top 19 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage in the Southeast Region
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Acupuncture and Massage College landed the #1 spot on the list. Acupuncture and Massage College is a small school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 5 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sandhills Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region. Pinehurst, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carteret Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Morehead City, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Florence, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Gaston College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gaston College is a small school located in Dallas, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Davidson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region list. DCCC is a small school located in Thomasville, North Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2020-2021.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage students in 2020-2021.
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Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage students in 2020-2021.
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Gwinnett College - Sandy Springs came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gwinnett College - Sandy Springs is a private for-profit institution located in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Ogeechee Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region list. Ogeechee Technical College is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees to qualified students.
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Georgia Northwestern Technical College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is located in Rome, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees to qualified students.
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Tri-County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Murphy, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Columbia College is a small school located in Vienna, Virginia that handed out 3 associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Southwestern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region list. Sylva, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Arkansas Rich Mountain did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region list. Mena, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas Rich Mountain Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Report
With a ranking of #10, Blue Cliff College - Metairie did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Metairie, Louisiana, this small private for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Johnston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Smithfield, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s massage therapy/therapeutic massage students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Daytona College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Daytona College is a private for-profit institution located in Ormond Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.