By Carl W. Nelson Information collected For Use in Martin Ashley, Massage: A Career at Your Fingertips (Barrytown, NY: Station Hill Press, 1992; Carmel, NY: Enterprise Publishing, 2nd Edition, 1995; 3rd Edition, 1999; 4th Edition, 2003), the number of massage schools in the USA is listed as 190 in May 1991, as 316 in January 1995, as 572 in December 1998, and as 875 in June 2002.
Number of Massage Schools by Year
1985- 50
May 1991 – 190
Jan 1995 – 316
Dec 1998 – 572
June 2002 – 875
Nov 2004 – 1346
2006- 1582
2009 – 1600
2011- 1400
From the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals website -- www.massagetherapy.com/careers/training.php (the most comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date state-by-state Internet listing) – In November 2004 I counted a total 1346 massage schools in the entire 50 states – ranging from one in Wyoming to 232 in California. In September 2006 I counted 262 in California. From the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals press release of April 4, 2007 – The ABMP massage school database peaked at 1582 schools in 2006, but early 2007 survey results showed 52 of those schools were no longer offering massage programs. In May 2007 I counted a total 1550 massage schools in the entire 50 states – ranging from two in Wyoming to 264 in California. -----Carl W. Nelson
Distribution of Massage Schools by State in the USA
Martin Ashley, Massage: A Career at Your Fingertips (Barrytown, NY: Station Hill Press, 1992; Carmel, NY: Enterprise Publishing, 2nd Edition, 1995; 3rd Edition, 1999; 4th Edition, 2003). With respect to the number of massage schools in the USA, the 1st edition listed 190, the 2nd edition 316, the 3rd edition 572, the 4th edition 875. By state, they are distributed as follows:
May 1991
|
AL |
– |
HI |
9 |
MA |
7 |
NM |
3 |
SD |
– |
|
AK |
– |
ID |
1 |
MI |
3 |
NY |
3 |
TN |
3 |
|
AZ |
3 |
IL |
2 |
MN |
3 |
NC |
2 |
TX |
17 |
|
AR |
4 |
IN |
2 |
MS |
– |
ND |
– |
UT |
2 |
|
CA |
43 |
IA |
2 |
MO |
2 |
OH |
5 |
VT |
3 |
|
CO |
5 |
KS |
1 |
MT |
– |
OK |
2 |
VA |
4 |
|
CT |
1 |
KY |
– |
NE |
2 |
OR |
5 |
WA |
10 |
|
DE |
– |
LA |
1 |
NV |
– |
PA |
6 |
WV |
– |
|
DC |
1 |
ME |
1 |
NH |
2 |
RI |
– |
WI |
4 |
|
FL |
18 |
MD |
1 |
NJ |
7 |
SC |
– |
WY |
– |
|
GA |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
January 1995
|
AL |
1 |
HI |
12 |
MA |
8 |
NM |
10 |
SD |
2 |
|
AK |
1 |
ID |
1 |
MI |
6 |
NY |
4 |
TN |
4 |
|
AZ |
3 |
IL |
5 |
MN |
3 |
NC |
3 |
TX |
31 |
|
AR |
7 |
IN |
3 |
MS |
– |
ND |
– |
UT |
2 |
|
CA |
74 |
IA |
8 |
MO |
4 |
OH |
8 |
VT |
2 |
|
CO |
7 |
KS |
– |
MT |
– |
OK |
3 |
VA |
4 |
|
CT |
2 |
KY |
1 |
NE |
3 |
OR |
9 |
WA |
14 |
|
DE |
1 |
LA |
4 |
NV |
– |
PA |
11 |
WV |
– |
|
DC |
1 |
ME |
2 |
NH |
4 |
RI |
– |
WI |
7 |
|
FL |
33 |
MD |
1 |
NJ |
11 |
SC |
– |
WY |
– |
|
GA |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 1998
|
AL |
5 |
HI |
14 |
MA |
11 |
NM |
13 |
SD |
3 |
|
AK |
2 |
ID |
5 |
MI |
19 |
NY |
5 |
TN |
11 |
|
AZ |
7 |
IL |
11 |
MN |
8 |
NC |
12 |
TX |
61 |
|
AR |
9 |
IN |
10 |
MS |
2 |
ND |
1 |
UT |
5 |
|
CA |
109 |
IA |
14 |
MO |
7 |
OH |
21 |
VT |
5 |
|
CO |
18 |
KS |
7 |
MT |
5 |
OK |
4 |
VA |
17 |
|
CT |
2 |
KY |
2 |
NE |
5 |
OR |
10 |
WA |
19 |
|
DE |
6 |
LA |
7 |
NV |
6 |
PA |
26 |
WV |
1 |
|
DC |
2 |
ME |
3 |
NH |
6 |
RI |
– |
WI |
8 |
|
FL |
53 |
MD |
4 |
NJ |
18 |
SC |
9 |
WY |
– |
|
GA |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 2002
|
AL |
9 |
HI |
14 |
MA |
16 |
NM |
16 |
SD |
4 |
|
AK |
4 |
ID |
12 |
MI |
29 |
NY |
14 |
TN |
16 |
|
AZ |
21 |
IL |
31 |
MN |
19 |
NC |
20 |
TX |
75 |
|
AR |
11 |
IN |
24 |
MS |
5 |
ND |
4 |
UT |
10 |
|
CA |
151 |
IA |
17 |
MO |
15 |
OH |
29 |
VT |
5 |
|
CO |
29 |
KS |
6 |
MT |
7 |
OK |
9 |
VA |
25 |
|
CT |
3 |
KY |
7 |
NE |
5 |
OR |
8 |
WA |
27 |
|
DE |
8 |
LA |
9 |
NV |
10 |
PA |
31 |
WV |
4 |
|
DC |
1 |
ME |
6 |
NH |
5 |
RI |
2 |
WI |
17 |
|
FL |
66 |
MD |
6 |
NJ |
37 |
SC |
17 |
WY |
1 |
|
GA |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distribution of Massage Schools by State in the USA in November 2004
According to the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals website — www.massagetherapy.com/careers/training.php (the most comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date Internet listing) – there are currently 1346 massage schools in the USA and by state they are distributed as
follows:
|
AL |
11 |
HI |
23 |
MA |
35 |
NM |
20 |
SD |
8 |
|
AK |
5 |
ID |
13 |
MI |
47 |
NY |
24 |
TN |
23 |
|
AZ |
30 |
IL |
52 |
MN |
34 |
NC |
25 |
TX |
80 |
|
AR |
9 |
IN |
31 |
MS |
7 |
ND |
4 |
UT |
11 |
|
CA |
232 |
IA |
21 |
MO |
25 |
OH |
45 |
VT |
10 |
|
CO |
47 |
KS |
9 |
MT |
8 |
OK |
15 |
VA |
32 |
|
CT |
11 |
KY |
10 |
NE |
6 |
OR |
15 |
WA |
32 |
|
DE |
12 |
LA |
11 |
NV |
16 |
PA |
59 |
WV |
6 |
|
DC |
2 |
ME |
10 |
NH |
10 |
RI |
2 |
WI |
19 |
|
FL |
81 |
MD |
13 |
NJ |
60 |
SC |
17 |
WY |
1 |
|
GA |
17 |
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
Distribution in May 2007
There are now
1550 massage schools in the USA and by state they are distributed as follows:
|
AL |
14 |
HI |
23 |
MA |
37 |
NM |
18 |
SD |
6 |
|
AK |
8 |
ID |
16 |
MI |
55 |
NY |
24 |
TN |
23 |
|
AZ |
30 |
IL |
74 |
MN |
44 |
NC |
28 |
TX |
97 |
|
AR |
16 |
IN |
30 |
MS |
11 |
ND |
3 |
UT |
15 |
|
CA |
264 |
IA |
27 |
MO |
24 |
OH |
47 |
VT |
13 |
|
CO |
50 |
KS |
13 |
MT |
8 |
OK |
14 |
VA |
33 |
|
CT |
10 |
KY |
13 |
NE |
6 |
OR |
16 |
WA |
36 |
|
DE |
10 |
LA |
11 |
NV |
13 |
PA |
64 |
WV |
6 |
|
DC |
2 |
ME |
15 |
NH |
11 |
RI |
3 |
WI |
26 |
|
FL |
111 |
MD |
13 |
NJ |
72 |
SC |
18 |
WY |
2 |
|
GA |
27 |
|
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