Private for-profit · Community college
Florida School of Massage
Gainesville, Florida · Fringe rural
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $20,287
- Avg net price
- 45%
- Grad / completion
- $26,752
- Median earnings
Florida School of Massage is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Gainesville, Florida (fringe rural setting), enrolling 25 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. There is archeological evidence, from about 12,000 years ago, of the presence of Paleo-Indians in the Gainesville area, although it is not known if there were any permanent settlements. Gainesville is known for its support of the visual arts. Each year, two large art festivals attract artists and visitors from all over the southeastern United States. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Gainesville, FL
- To the ocean
- 40 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Gainesville (GNV)
How Florida School of Massage compares
Higher than 32% · #174 of 211 in Florida
Higher than 22% · #126 of 171 in Florida
Cheaper than 31% · #110 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 82%
Lower than 98%
Larger than 5%
Percentiles compare Florida School of Massage 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 Florida.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1768%
- Men832%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White32%
- Black20%
- Hispanic8.0%
- Other or multiracial40%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 25
- Student–faculty ratio
- 4 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Students over 25
- 81%
- Median family income
- $17,131
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
- $20,287
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
- 45%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $16,915
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $26,752
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,073
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 46%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $100
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.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $26,752
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,073
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 26%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 17%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $3,659 (14%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 91°F
- Winter low
- 43°F
- Annual rain
- 48.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville Rgnl AP, FL US station (7.8 mi from campus).
What Florida School of Massage 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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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.