Private for-profit · Community college
Mountain State School of Massage
Charleston, West Virginia · Small city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $25,354
- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
- $27,545
- Median earnings
Mountain State School of Massage is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Charleston, West Virginia (small city setting), enrolling 32 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. Virginian militia officer William Morris built the first permanent settlement in the Kanawha Valley, named Fort Morris, in 1773. It was about 20 mi (32 km) upstream of modern Charleston, at the confluence of Kellys Creek, and was used extensively during the American Revolution. Charleston is home to numerous annual events and fairs that take place from the banks of the Kanawha River to the capitol grounds. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Charleston, WV
- To Great Lakes shore
- 218 miles
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to Yeager (CRW)
How Mountain State School of Massage compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 42 in West Virginia
Higher than 25% · #31 of 40 in West Virginia
Cheaper than 17% · #41 cheapest of 42 in West Virginia
Lower than 29%
Larger than 7%
Percentiles compare Mountain State 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 West Virginia.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women2269%
- Men1031%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White100%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 32
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 91%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 67%
- Median family income
- $18,838
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
- $25,354
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
- $27,545
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 100%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 46%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
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
- 86°F
- Winter low
- 26°F
- Annual rain
- 46.2″
- Annual snow
- 31.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Charleston Yeager AP, WV US station (4.3 mi from campus).
What Mountain State 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.