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The Best Massage Therapy Schools in Texas

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) a massage therapist is someone who uses touch to manipulate soft-tissue muscles in both animals and humans. These touch manipulations or massages are meant to both relax and treat or relieve different types of ailments. In the state of Texas, you can find various trade and vocational schools that teach massage therapy specifically. According to the BLS, as of 2008, a massage therapist could expect to make somewhere between $8.01 and $33.47 per hour.

  1. Academy for Massage

    • The Academy for Massage is located in San Antonio and run by Taylor Jones and Rebecca Becerra. The program at this massage therapy school only lasts eight months, but has proven itself successful by finding all of its graduates jobs in the massage therapy industry where they make up to $40,000 a year to start. The instructors at the Academy for Massage are not just licensed in massage therapy, but they are also graduates of the Academy of Massage and receive retraining every year to provide the most up-to-date education for their students.

      Academy for Massage
      602 NW Loop 410
      Suite 122
      San Antonio, TX 78216
      210-375-2688
      academyformassage.com

    Avalon School of Massage

    • The Avalon School of Massage offers massage therapy training in English, Spanish and Chinese. The school is directed by Randy Greer who is one of the owners and is a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT). He has been instructing for more than 14 years for institutions such as the European Institute of Massage. Randy Greer and co-owner Paula F. Vidal opened Avalon in 2005. Since then, they have helped their graduates find jobs in places such as health clubs, hospitals, gyms, spas and chiropractic offices. Avalon School of Massage is one of Texas' best massage therapy school because of its multilingual courses and its economical tuition.

      Avalon School of Massage
      2990 Richmond Ave.
      Suite 200
      Houston, TX 77098
      713-333-5250
      avalonmassageschool.com

    Texas Massage Institute

    • The Texas Massage Institute (TMI) has various locations throughout Texas including Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano and El Paso. Founded in Plano in 1999, the school has been recognized as a qualified massage school by the Associated Bodyworks and Massage Professionals (ABMP). The program consists of 300 hours' worth of training for the Texas certification process followed by 100 hours for specialization purposes and six hours of continuing education (CE) requirements. This is one of the best massage therapy schools in the state of Texas not only because of its specialized training curriculum, but also because of its multiple location, affordability and payment plans, which allow you to pay as you go.

      Texas Massage Institute
      7324 Gaston Ave.
      Suite 301
      Dallas, TX 75214
      866-434-7197
      tmimassage.com

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