Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services programs in Florida
66 schools in Florida teach this, at certificate or associate level. 29 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $24,421 at Palm Beach State College.
What this work pays in Florida
Massage Therapists in Florida earn a median of $49,680 a year across 9,280 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $88,710 | 8,500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,421 (19 grads) | 15 |
| Aveda Institute-Tampa Bay Clearwater | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $22,420 (80 grads) | 56 |
| Boca Beauty Academy Boca Raton | Undergraduate certificate | $5,865 | $22,329 (22 grads) | — |
| Boca Beauty Academy-Parkland Parkland | Undergraduate certificate | $5,865 | $22,329 (22 grads) | 47 |
| Cortiva Institute St. Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | $7,678 | $22,192 (280 grads) | 39 |
| Sheridan Technical College Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | — | $21,052 (15 grads) | 0 |
| Cortiva Institute Maitland | Undergraduate certificate | $7,892 | $19,918 (253 grads) | 33 |
| Cortiva Institute Maitland | Undergraduate certificate | $7,892 | $19,918 (253 grads) | 33 |
| Southeastern College-Boynton Beach Boynton Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $19,683 (30 grads) | 0 |
| Aveda Institute-Fort Myers Fort Myers | Undergraduate certificate | $6,953 | $19,592 (23 grads) | 40 |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | $19,592 (12 grads) | 10 |
| Tom P. Haney Technical College Panama City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,771 (12 grads) | 9 |
| Sarasota School of Massage Therapy Sarasota | Undergraduate certificate | $8,444 | $18,619 (76 grads) | 74 |
| Florida Academy Fort Myers | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,498 (42 grads) | 54 |
| Jones Technical Institute Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $17,677 (59 grads) | — |
| Fortis Institute-Pensacola Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | $17,412 (16 grads) | 11 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,968 (58 grads) | 43 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-Casselberry Casselberry | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,968 (58 grads) | 3 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,968 (58 grads) | 26 |
| Daytona College Ormond Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $6,476 | $16,786 (20 grads) | 8 |
| Aveda Institute-South Florida Davie | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,345 (87 grads) | 37 |
| Praxis Institute Miami | Undergraduate certificate | $8,905 | $16,293 (87 grads) | 316 |
| Florida School of Massage Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | $7,073 | $16,169 (98 grads) | 72 |
| Withlacoochee Technical College Inverness | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,169 (11 grads) | 11 |
| Fort Pierce Beauty Academy Fort Pierce | Undergraduate certificate | — | $15,979 (43 grads) | — |
| Hollywood Institute Margate | Undergraduate certificate | $6,590 | $15,244 (40 grads) | 18 |
| International Academy South Daytona | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $15,182 (30 grads) | 20 |
| Loraines Academy & Spa Saint Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | $14,759 (21 grads) | 10 |
| Bene's Career Academy New Port Richey | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $14,318 (44 grads) | 17 |
| Academy of Cosmetology Merritt Island | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland Lakeland | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 13 |
| Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 9 |
| Celebrity School of Beauty Miami | Undergraduate certificate | $4,584 | not published | 44 |
| La Belle Beauty Academy Miami | Undergraduate certificate | $5,909 | not published | 12 |
| Medical Institute of Palm Beach Greenacres | Undergraduate certificate | $4,254 | not published | 18 |
| Parisian Spa Institute Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | not published | 22 |
| Academy of Career Training Kissimmee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| American Academy of Cosmetology Orange Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| American Institute of Beauty Largo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Ana G. Mendez University Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Big Bend Technical College Perry | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Center for Neurosomatic Studies Clearwater | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Daytona College Ormond Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Erwin Technical College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Florida Professional Institute Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Hollywood Institute of Beauty Careers Hollywood | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| La Belle Beauty School Hialeah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Latin Beauty Academy greenacres | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Lee Professional Institute Fort Myers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| Lively Technical College Tallahassee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College Naples | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Marion Technical College Ocala | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| New Concept Massage and Beauty School Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Orange Technical College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Orange Technical College-East Campus Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy Hallandale Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical College Milton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ridge Technical College Winter Haven | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Summit Salon Academy Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Melbourne Melbourne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.