Chicago, IL (population: 2,878,948) has ten massage therapy schools within its city limits. Cannella School of Hair Design, the highest ranked school in the city with a massage therapy program, has a total student population of 122. It is the 1310th highest ranked school in the USA and the 39th highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).
Massage Therapy students from Chicago schools who go on to become licensed massage therapists, massage therapists, certified massage therapists, licensed massage practitioners, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 55,920 people working as massage therapists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $39,780.
Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the 49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary.
Of the 10 massage therapy schools in Chicago, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Capri Garfield Ridge School of Beauty Culture comes out as the most expensive ($28,776/yr) for massage therapy students, with Rosel School of Cosmetology as the lowest, reported at only $4,320/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Chicago |
Berwyn | IL | 49,477 | 1 | 23.6937 | 4 | 5.7 miles |
Oak Park | IL | 49,270 | 1 | 1.32863 | 0 | 6.6 miles |
River Forest | IL | - | 2 | 45.0836 | 173 | 8.0 miles |
River Grove | IL | - | 1 | 11.7006 | 67 | 10.0 miles |
Blue Island | IL | - | 2 | 31.6013 | 8 | 12.6 miles |
Palos Heights | IL | - | 1 | 26.9291 | 61 | 13.3 miles |
Skokie | IL | 66,692 | 6 | 22.9614 | 40 | 14.2 miles |
Evanston | IL | 78,672 | 5 | 24.133 | 202 | 14.5 miles |
Villa Park | IL | - | 2 | 31.4324 | 7 | 16.3 miles |
Oak Forest | IL | - | 1 | 38.4537 | 3 | 16.7 miles |
South Holland | IL | - | 1 | 10.1002 | 61 | 17.0 miles |
Addison | IL | - | 1 | 11.9746 | 2 | 17.1 miles |
Lombard | IL | 43,240 | 3 | 11.1886 | 2 | 17.1 miles |
Des Plaines | IL | 57,512 | 1 | 11.0092 | 69 | 17.3 miles |
Calumet City | IL | - | 1 | 19.3758 | 27 | 17.4 miles |
Downers Grove | IL | 49,475 | 1 | 0.403237 | 10 | 17.7 miles |
Glenview | IL | 46,461 | 0 | - | 0 | 18.1 miles |
Hammond | IN | 75,871 | 5 | 27.9021 | 191 | 18.1 miles |
Orland Park | IL | 55,957 | 1 | 26.0399 | 11 | 18.2 miles |
Tinley Park | IL | 60,149 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.7 miles |
Glen Ellyn | IL | - | 1 | 13.8242 | 100 | 20.1 miles |
Woodridge | IL | - | 1 | 16.3637 | 24 | 20.2 miles |
Lisle | IL | - | 2 | 24.7595 | 107 | 20.5 miles |
Mount Prospect | IL | 52,994 | 2 | 36.9644 | 21 | 20.8 miles |
Glendale Heights | IL | - | 1 | 27.7281 | 3 | 21.3 miles |
Bolingbrook | IL | 72,318 | 0 | - | 0 | 22.8 miles |
Arlington Heights | IL | 73,268 | 1 | 24.4091 | 3 | 23.2 miles |
Chicago Heights | IL | - | 1 | 9.7858 | 55 | 23.2 miles |
Carol Stream | IL | 40,639 | 0 | - | 0 | 23.8 miles |
Gary | IN | 94,891 | 2 | 28.0598 | 98 | 24.2 miles |