When it comes to popularity, massage therapy/therapeutic massage sits in the middle of the road, ranking #626 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for massage therapy/therapeutic massage students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 166 degrees in massage therapy/therapeutic massage to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage School
Your choice of massage therapy/therapeutic massage school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for massage therapy/therapeutic massage schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Degree Level
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 Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage in Maryland
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the massage therapy/therapeutic massage degree levels they offer.
Top Maryland Schools in Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
Anne Arundel Community College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in massage therapy/therapeutic massage. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #525 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means AACC is a great college overall.More information about a degree in massage therapy/therapeutic massage from Anne Arundel Community College
Allegany College of Maryland is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in massage therapy/therapeutic massage. Located in the city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 27th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 15 massage therapy/therapeutic massage students who graduated with this degree at Allegany College of Maryland in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in massage therapy/therapeutic massage has to take a look at College of Southern Maryland. CSM is a small public college located in the rural area of La Plata. This college ranks 25th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 7 massage therapy/therapeutic massage students who graduated with this degree at CSM in the most recent year we have data available.
Community College of Baltimore County is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in massage therapy/therapeutic massage. CCBC is a large public college located in the large suburb of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #759 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CCBC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 1 massage therapy/therapeutic massage students who graduated with this degree at CCBC in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).