2024 Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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Colleges in the Plains States Region
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Associate Degrees
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #195 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for massage therapy/therapeutic massage students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 61 associate degrees in massage therapy/therapeutic massage to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of massage therapy/therapeutic massage for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality massage therapy/therapeutic massage program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How much a school focuses on massage therapy/therapeutic massage students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of massage therapy/therapeutic massage students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized massage therapy/therapeutic massage related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for massage therapy/therapeutic massage students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.