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Massage therapy school in Tennessee

4 massage therapy programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these massage therapy programs, and Tennessee has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Massage therapists press and work the body's soft tissues and joints to treat their clients. A diploma or certificate takes several months or more, and most states require a license or certification, usually an approved massage therapy program and a passed exam.1 In 46 of the 49 places that regulate massage, DC, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands among them, the licensing exam is the MBLEx from the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards.2

In Tennessee, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 4 are the same kind of program: massage therapy certificate or diploma.

See the 4 programs

How much does massage therapy school cost in Tennessee?

$2,672 to $11,195

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
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2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
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2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
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2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
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4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Tennessee may also offer massage therapy school. How these figures are made

Is there free massage therapy school in Tennessee?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 4 massage therapy programs in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga

    Chattanooga

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga, ChattanoogaMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,900
    Price if you pay yourself$2,840
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga
    More details about Massage Therapy at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,980
    Length
    13 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,550
    Students counted
    106
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,840
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Chattanooga

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Genesis Career College of Cookeville

    Cookeville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Genesis Career College of Cookeville, CookevilleMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$17,900
    Price if you pay yourself$11,195

    12 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Massage Therapy at Genesis Career College of Cookeville
    More details about Massage Therapy at Genesis Career College of Cookeville
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,480
    Length
    24 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,950
    Students counted
    83
    Earned a year, estimated
    $17,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,195
    students trained with WIOA funding
    12
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Genesis Career College of Cookeville

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Mcminnville

    McMinnville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Mcminnville, McMinnvilleMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,672
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Mcminnville
    More details about Massage Therapy at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Mcminnville
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    25 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $799
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,672
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Mcminnville

  • Massage therapy certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Massage Therapy

    Roane State Community College

    Harriman

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Roane State Community College, HarrimanMassage therapy certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,161
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Roane State Community College
    More details about Massage Therapy at Roane State Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    38 weeks, 39 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,115
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,161
    Program website, Massage Therapy at Roane State Community College

How to pay for massage therapy school in Tennessee

WIOA funding can pay for massage therapy school in Tennessee

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for massage therapy school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for massage therapy school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Massage therapy school in Chattanooga, Cookeville, McMinnville and other Tennessee cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Tennessee

How massage therapy school compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Tennessee

Where the Tennessee massage therapy program numbers come from

Which Tennessee massage therapy programs are on this list?

These are the massage therapy programs Tennessee approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Tennessee offers.

How the prices and results of Tennessee massage therapy programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about massage therapy school in Tennessee

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Massage Therapists
  2. Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards: Examination (MBLEx)
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List