Fall River, MA (population: 90,721) has three massage therapy schools within its city limits. Salter School-Fall River Campus, the highest ranked school in the city with a massage therapy program, has a total student population of 580. It is the 3414th highest ranked school in the USA and the 119th highest in the state of Massachusetts (#1 is Harvard University).
Massage Therapy students from Fall River 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.
Fall River lies in Bristol county, which is one of the 12 counties in Massachusetts. Overall, the Providence-Fall River-Warwick-MA area has 544,170 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $20.96/hr average worker wage, and a $43,600 average annual salary.
Of the 3 massage therapy schools in Fall River, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Salter School-Fall River Campus comes out as the most expensive ($20,536/yr) for massage therapy students, with Bristol Community College as the lowest, reported at only $4,151/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Fall River |
| North Dartmouth | MA | - | 2 | 13.916 | 82 | 8.7 miles |
| New Bedford | MA | 90,869 | 2 | 34.0999 | 5 | 9.4 miles |
| Taunton | MA | 55,679 | 1 | 23.0007 | 3 | 13.2 miles |
| East Providence | RI | 48,249 | 1 | 29.3002 | 11 | 14.3 miles |
| Warwick | RI | 83,651 | 3 | 19.9034 | 130 | 16.0 miles |
| Pawtucket | RI | 71,155 | 3 | 14.7207 | 9 | 17.4 miles |
| Providence | RI | 170,868 | 6 | 59.8209 | 418 | 17.7 miles |
| Attleboro | MA | 42,840 | 0 | - | 0 | 18.1 miles |
| Cranston | RI | 79,642 | 2 | 23.0973 | 5 | 19.5 miles |
| North Attleborough | MA | 43,307 | 0 | - | 0 | 21.3 miles |
| Brockton | MA | 92,742 | 6 | 30.966 | 101 | 25.9 miles |
| Smithfield | RI | - | 2 | 41.9902 | 100 | 27.0 miles |
| Woonsocket | RI | 42,967 | 0 | - | 0 | 28.4 miles |
| Weymouth | MA | 55,115 | 0 | - | 0 | 35.6 miles |
| Milton | MA | - | 2 | 30.0286 | 66 | 37.4 miles |
| West Barnstable | MA | - | 1 | 8.73914 | 72 | 38.0 miles |
| Needham | MA | - | 1 | 85.1852 | 4 | 40.2 miles |
| Danielson | CT | - | 1 | 10.6065 | 27 | 40.5 miles |
| Wellesley | MA | - | 2 | 79.2832 | 74 | 41.7 miles |
| Brookline | MA | 55,248 | 4 | 18.3285 | 60 | 42.2 miles |
| Chestnut Hill | MA | - | 2 | 53.2355 | 134 | 43.1 miles |
| Boston | MA | 610,407 | 34 | 31.8192 | 1,194 | 43.8 miles |
| Brighton | MA | - | 3 | 22.1394 | 9 | 44.3 miles |
| Framingham | MA | 64,549 | 2 | 43.2155 | 61 | 44.8 miles |
| Watertown | MA | - | 4 | 19.8045 | 105 | 45.9 miles |
| Cambridge | MA | 108,135 | 7 | 39.5149 | 268 | 46.3 miles |
| Somerville | MA | 75,604 | 1 | 21.9743 | 9 | 47.0 miles |
| Waltham | MA | 60,722 | 3 | 63.6138 | 127 | 47.5 miles |
| Chelsea | MA | 44,282 | 1 | 26.6747 | 5 | 47.9 miles |
| Malden | MA | 55,904 | 4 | 25.7416 | 22 | 49.9 miles |