10-yr median earnings
$26,893
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Anamosa, Iowa
Carlson College of Massage Therapy
Carlson College of Massage Therapy is a private for-profit institution in Anamosa, Iowa. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- $14,141
- Avg net price / yr
- $26,893
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Carlson College of Massage Therapy posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 15th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
Rural: Distant
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Carlson College of Massage Therapy profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
36/100
Carlson College of Massage Therapy
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$26,893
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,141
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$14,141
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Carlson College of Massage Therapy vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Carlson College of Massage Therapy ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Carlson College of Massage Therapy: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$26,893 15th percentile higher than 15% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Carlson College of Massage Therapy | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $26,893 | #4355 of 5103 | 15th |
| Average net price | $14,141 | #1918 of 5020 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 39 | #5070 of 5462 | 7th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
39
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
$26,893
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Carlson College of Massage Therapy ranks in Iowa
State rank among 69 reporting Iowa colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Carlson College of Massage Therapy | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $26,893 | #61 of 69 | 12th |
| Average net price | $14,141 | #22 of 68 | 68th (lower is better) |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 39 | #68 of 73 | 7th |
Highest former-student earnings in Iowa
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake University | $71,901 | $29,127 |
| 2 | Allen College | $71,261 | - |
| 3 | University of Iowa | $64,762 | $22,531 |
| 4 | Iowa State University | $63,386 | $18,589 |
| 5 | Grinnell College | $62,830 | $17,648 |
| 6 | Mercy College of Health Sciences | $62,234 | $26,924 |
| 7 | St Luke's College | $61,033 | $19,820 |
| 8 | Mount Mercy University | $60,787 | $20,168 |
| 9 | Luther College | $59,850 | $23,097 |
| 10 | Saint Ambrose University | $59,531 | $24,691 |
| 11 | Palmer College of Chiropractic | $59,483 | - |
| 12 | Simpson College | $59,274 | $21,936 |
| 61 | Carlson College of Massage TherapyThis school | $26,893 | $14,141 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $14,141 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $12,844 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $15,941 |
55.0%
Pell Grant Rate
67.5%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Carlson College of Massage Therapy swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $8,175 to $14,357 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +20.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$8,175
Highest year
$14,357
Most recent (2023)
$13,205
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $10,9352023 · $13,205
Over the same years, enrollment went -26.9% (26 → 19 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
84.6%
Female
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $26,893 |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 51 | $26,895 | $7,389 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Carlson College of Massage Therapy? ▼
Carlson College of Massage Therapy is a private for-profit institution in Anamosa, Iowa. Undergraduate enrollment is 39 students.
How much do Carlson College of Massage Therapy former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Carlson College of Massage Therapy who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $26,893 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates.
How much does Carlson College of Massage Therapy cost? ▼
The average net price at Carlson College of Massage Therapy is $14,141..
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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