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CIP 51.3501 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage.

A program that prepares individuals to provide relief and improved health and well-being to clients through the application of manual techniques for manipulating skin, muscles, and connective tissues. Includes instruction in Western (Swedish) massage, sports massage, myotherapy/trigger point massage, myofascial release, deep tissue massage, cranio-sacral therapy, reflexology, massage safety and emergency management, client counseling, practice management, applicable regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

How to use this list

These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.3501. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years1283,332
2025Associate degree44394
2025Bachelor degree11
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2326,948
2024Certificate 1–2 years1353,558
2024Associate degree45389
2024Bachelor degree113
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2407,068
2023Certificate 1–2 years1483,023
2023Associate degree46387
2023Bachelor degree112
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2456,930
2022Certificate 1–2 years1442,858
2022Associate degree52478
2022Bachelor degree111
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2567,098
2021Certificate 1–2 years1593,186
2021Associate degree55498
2021Bachelor degree114
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2736,897
2020Certificate 1–2 years1753,094
2020Associate degree61541
2020Bachelor degree110
2020Certificate under 12 weeks17
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year2676,984

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 51.3501 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

531 institutions

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