Make wellness your career

We can help make your career goals a reality with affordable, flexible programs for aspiring massage therapists in Minnesota.

Flexible Schedules for Your Lifestyle

When enrolling at PMA, you can select a school schedule that works for you. Even part-time, you can receive professional certification in less than a year.

Affordable Massage School

We’re proud to offer some of the lowest-cost massage therapy training you’ll find in the Minneapolis metro area. Payment plans are available to ease the burden.

Quality Education

Our qualified instructors and small class sizes are a reflection of our mission to provide excellent massage education with unwavering professionalism.

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About Our Programs

All of our massage training programs follow a hybrid training model, in which all theory training is done online. The online portion of learning means you can accomplish more than 70% of your training hours flexibly, at home or anywhere, on your terms!

The hands-on portion of the program is when you train with an instructor at one of our training centers. Though this portion of the program must be completed in person, we offer three different schedules to meet the needs of our students.

The fast-paced curriculum includes:

Human anatomy and physiology
Equipment, safety, and documentation
How to conduct a client consultation
Fundamentals of massage movements
Different massage modalities, including Swedish, deep tissue, sports, lymphatic, and more
Massage in different settings (spa vs. medical settings)
Massage for special populations
Cold, heat, and hydrotherapies
Advanced massage techniques

You’ll cap off your training through a 100-hour externship, where your newfound skills and knowledge come together in a supported practicum that will set you up for success in your new profession.

We are career-switcher friendly

We welcome all students who meet our enrollment criteria! We’ve also found that our massage therapy program can be an excellent fit for many students who may be returning to school after trying another career or after being out of the workforce for a while.

If you have previously studied anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology, ask us about transferring previous credits to accelerate your training even more!

See what our grads are saying

Totally recommend! The self paced online portion allows you to be flexible with your busy life. My instructor was absolutely amazing and taught me a lot. On top of that, the tuition is not completely unaffordable. They give you the supplies you need for school and the education to get your career rolling.

– Jera S.

I highly recommend PMA. I had some rough patches along the way, but all of the staff at PMA is very understanding and knows that life happens. They are very flexible and they make the work very easy, while learning so much. Tanya was my instructor, she is so helpful and amazing at her job and just overall an amazing role model. I loved this school and that’s saying something, because I’m not a school person haha.

– Karee K.

If I could give a 10 star review I would. This program is absolutely amazing. I recently completed my program here with PMA and let me tell you, it’s been the best experience. The instructors and everyone involved in the program really work hard to make sure the students here at PMA are set up for success, and they are so supportive and encouraging. Best part is classes are completely self paced and online!

– Natyia S.

Approved in Minnesota for Massage Training

The Professional Massage Academy is licensed as a private career school with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions.