Private for-profit · Community college

Sarasota School of Massage Therapy

Sarasota, Florida · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate: $18,172
Avg net price: 76%
Grad / completion: $30,237
Median earnings

Sarasota School of Massage Therapy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Sarasota, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 82 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 82 undergradsLarge suburbMild wintersNear the coast

About Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. Around 1883 to 1885, The Florida Mortgage and Investment Company of Edinburgh bought 60,000 acres (240 km2) for development in what is now Sarasota. Many Scottish people began to arrive in Sarasota in December 1885. Sarasota is home to Mote Marine Laboratory, a marine rescue, research facility, an aquarium, the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the Sarasota Jungle Gardens and the Big Cat Habitat & Gulf Coast Sanctuary. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 5 miles to Sarasota, FL
To the ocean: 5 miles
Nearest airport: 4 miles to Sarasota Bradenton (SRQ) · major hub

How Sarasota School of Massage Therapy compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 71% · #79 of 211 in Florida

Earnings, 10 years after entry$30,237

Higher than 32% · #102 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$18,172

Cheaper than 39% · #100 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$7,916

Lower than 76%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment82

Larger than 23%

Percentiles compare Sarasota School 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 Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women5770%
Men2530%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White60%
Black15%
Hispanic18%
Asian1.2%
Other or multiracial6.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 82
Student–faculty ratio: 9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 54%
First-generation students: 39%
Students over 25: 75%
Median family income: $17,000

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: $18,172

Outcomes

Graduated: 76%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $25,360
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $30,237
Median debt at graduation: $7,916
Students with federal loans: 82%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $25

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.

< $30k

$16,958

$30–48k

$18,417

$48–75k

$20,051

$75–110k

$20,472

$110k+

$23,471

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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

63%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$832

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 63% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $832. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 41 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $30,237
Typical debt at graduation: $7,916
Debt vs. one year's pay: 26%
Out-earn a HS grad: 29%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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.

Women

$27,383

Men

$40,609

Men out-earn women by $13,226 (48%) 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: 92°F
Winter low: 52°F
Annual rain: 56.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bradenton 5 Ese, FL US station (4.1 mi from campus).

What Sarasota School of Massage Therapy graduates study — and earn

Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

65 grads$21k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$8k debt

65$21,270$26,193$8,444

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.