Private for-profit · Community college
Carlson College of Massage Therapy
Anamosa, Iowa · Distant rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $14,141
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- $26,893
- Median earnings
Carlson College of Massage Therapy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Anamosa, Iowa (distant rural setting), enrolling 39 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Anamosa, Iowa
Anamosa is a city in Jones County, Iowa, United States. It is the county seat of Jones County. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 18 miles to Cedar Rapids, IA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 181 miles
- Nearest airport
- 24 miles to The Eastern Iowa (CID)
How Carlson College of Massage Therapy compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 39 in Iowa
Higher than 23% · #30 of 38 in Iowa
Cheaper than 54% · #22 cheapest of 39 in Iowa
Lower than 97%
Larger than 10%
Percentiles compare Carlson College of Massage Therapy with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Iowa.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women3385%
- Men615%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White97%
- Black2.6%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 39
- Student–faculty ratio
- 5 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 79%
- Median family income
- $34,649
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $14,141
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 100%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $26,893
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 48%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 9°F
- Annual rain
- 40.1″
- Annual snow
- 34.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Anamosa 1 Wnw, IA US station (3.3 mi from campus).
What Carlson College of Massage Therapy graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Transfer
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.












