Raleigh, NC (population: 421,938) has three massage therapy schools within its city limits. Mitchells Academy, the highest ranked school in the city with a massage therapy program, has a total student population of 146. It is the 1053rd highest ranked school in the USA and the 34th highest in the state of North Carolina (#1 is Duke University).
Massage Therapy students from Raleigh 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.
Raleigh lies in Wake county, which is one of the 64 counties in North Carolina. Overall, the Raleigh-Cary area has 499,330 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $20.85/hr average worker wage, and a $43,370 average annual salary.
Of the 3 massage therapy schools in Raleigh, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Medical Arts School comes out as the most expensive ($18,081/yr) for massage therapy students, with Wake Technical Community College as the lowest, reported at only $12,759/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Raleigh |
Cary | NC | 145,939 | 1 | 22.8054 | 14 | 8.3 miles |
Durham | NC | 235,337 | 9 | 27.0185 | 371 | 17.9 miles |
Chapel Hill | NC | 53,800 | 1 | 88.0971 | 148 | 22.6 miles |
Wilson | NC | 49,786 | 3 | 25.177 | 101 | 42.0 miles |
Burlington | NC | 53,389 | 3 | 40.9051 | 223 | 47.8 miles |
Rocky Mount | NC | 57,428 | 2 | 10.9274 | 84 | 48.6 miles |
Fayetteville | NC | 177,632 | 7 | 29.3341 | 376 | 53.6 miles |
Tarboro | NC | - | 1 | 20.0774 | 40 | 63.2 miles |
Greensboro | NC | 259,523 | 7 | 44.9987 | 387 | 67.9 miles |
Weldon | NC | - | 1 | 13.6824 | 51 | 72.8 miles |
Greenville | NC | 85,963 | 10 | 31.6955 | 630 | 74.0 miles |
Wentworth | NC | - | 1 | 11.7821 | 42 | 74.1 miles |
High Point | NC | 105,064 | 3 | 31.8326 | 88 | 75.9 miles |
Alberta | VA | - | 1 | 15.5248 | 32 | 84.2 miles |
Pembroke | NC | - | 1 | 53.5737 | 73 | 84.4 miles |
Laurinburg | NC | - | 1 | 18.8047 | 40 | 85.4 miles |
Martinsville | VA | - | 1 | 12.8903 | 37 | 90.6 miles |
Winston Salem | NC | - | 7 | 32.3218 | 230 | 90.8 miles |
Misenheimer | NC | - | 1 | 21.9215 | 70 | 94.4 miles |