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Basic Certificates in Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

6,930 Yearly Graduations
76% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 55% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.4% of massage therapy/therapeutic massage graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 6,930 people earned their basic certificate in massage therapy/therapeutic massage. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in massage therapy/therapeutic massage at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 6,930
Undergraduate Certificate 3,023
Associate Degree 387
Bachelor’s Degree 12

Earnings of Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for massage therapy/therapeutic massage majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for massage therapy/therapeutic massage students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in massage therapy/therapeutic massage. About 76.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,637
Women 5,293
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The racial-ethnic distribution of massage therapy/therapeutic massage basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 368
Black or African American 1,424
Hispanic or Latino 1,603
White 2,894
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 611
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to massage therapy/therapeutic massage that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Somatic Bodywork 43

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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