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There are two massage therapy schools in Dallas, Texas. Each is a privately owned institution that awards certificates. One of the schools also offers a two-year associate degree.
Classes, labs, and hands-on clinical experiences are the basic components of the programs. Full-time students are able to become licensed practitioners in Texas after fewer than 10 months.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area had 3,100 massage therapists in 2016. Since then, the employment numbers have been increasing at an even greater rate than the U.S. average. Many practitioners earn higher incomes than the national average.
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Located at 2540 Walnut Hill Lane, Parker gives prospective MTs a pair of program options.
Students get certificates for finishing 600 content hours of lectures and practical applications in eight months, either during the day or in night classes. The courses are Swedish Massage, Anatomy & Physiology, Pathology, Hydrotherapy, Human Health & Hygiene, Business Practices & Professional Ethics, Kinesiology, Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Therapy, and Eastern Modalities.
Another eight months of study leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree. The curriculum features general education courses covering computers, English composition, speech communication, college algebra, American literature, and general psychology.
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This institution, just north of the Preston Hollow area, is one of the oldest MT schools in Texas. It advertises a tuition rate that is “a quarter of what career colleges charge.”
The 570-clock-hour curriculum, which more than satisfies the state’s 500-hour licensure requirement, involves the same subjects as those at other schools. The program lasts eight to nine months, with students attending day classes.
An on-campus spa allows future practitioners to apply their classroom lessons to real-world clients. Services include Swedish massage, spa treatments, and body wraps. The facility has private massage rooms and two jacuzzi tubs.
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Median yearly salaries and hourly wages for practitioners here are about $41,400 and nearly $20, almost identical to the United States averages.
The highest tenth of Texas MTs make over $86,000 or $41.40, exceeding the approximately $78,300 or $37.60 nationwide. The lowest tenth in the state have incomes of about $22,550 or almost $11, a tad more than around $21,350 or $10.25 U.S.-wide.
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington region ranks seventh nationally in the number of MT jobs. Statewide, the total is expected to climb 32 percent throughout the 2016-26 decade—outpacing the predicted 26 percent national median.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CareerOneStop
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