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Earn a Massage Therapy Diploma in Just 12 Months

If you want to focus exclusively on skills you will use every day in your career as a massage therapist, consider our Massage Therapy Diploma program. Graduate in just 12 months, prepared to give your clients the quality of service they deserve.

About the diploma program

• Instructors are experienced therapists.
• You will receive extensive supervised practice in the classroom and public massage therapy clinics.
• Techniques include Swedish, Thai, special populations, sports, deep tissue/trigger point, and hot stone massage; myofascial release and energy work.
• Science courses such as kinesiology, anatomy, physiology and medical terminology will increase your understanding of the human body.
• Learn business principles that will help you manage your own massage practice or a spa.
• Add experience to your resume with a clinical practicum.
• Learn more…

Massage therapy certification and licensure

Graduates of this program* are prepared for massage certification and licensure exams. They are also eligible to join professional associations such as the Association of Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP) and the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA).

Planning for college and careers

When selecting a massage therapy training program, consider your career goals, costs after financial aid and the job market. The following information may be useful:

• Financial Aid
• Massage Therapy Careers
• Career Services 

Learn more today

Start on the path to becoming a massage therapist. Call us at 1-877-303-6060 or request more information. Want a campus tour? We’ll schedule a visit to a school near you so you can see our massage facilities in person. You may also want to get more information about careers in massage.

*Pursuant to statute 460.06(2) of Wisconsin ACT 355, Globe University massage therapy students enrolled at Wisconsin campuses are not eligible to be considered a graduate until they have taken and passed the Wisconsin State Law exam.

Notes. 1 – Tuition, fees and textbook costs are current as of October 3, 2011 and represent estimated costs for students completing the program “on-time” based on current tuition levels which are subject to change; 2 – “Median Federal Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from federal student loans for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 3 – “Median Private Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from private loan sources for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 4 – “Median Institutional Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from institutional financing plans for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 5 – the “On-Time Completion Rate” reflects the percentage of students completing the program in 2010-2011 who did so within the normal program length; 6 – Job placement rate calculated for 2010-2011 program graduates using the methodology established by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS – www.acics.org); 7 – O*Net is the U.S. Department of Labor’s database for job titles and information related to employment in specific career fields. The occupations listed in the table above result from entering the program’s CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) Code into the O*Net Crosswalk at http://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/. CIP codes reflect broad categories of educational programs rather than the specific focus of a program offered at a particular institution. As a result, the occupations listed above represent potential careers that may be obtained by graduates of this program and may include occupations in which program graduates do not work. Please speak to an admissions representative to learn more about specific career opportunities for graduates of this program. Values of “n/a” appear for programs that had fewer than 10 graduates in 2010-2011.