Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

American Institute of Massage Therapy

Santa Ana, CA · 0 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$353,846 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

Not availableModeled economic break-even
−163%Modeled 10-year ROI
$31,361Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about American Institute of Massage Therapy

What does American Institute of Massage Therapy cost?

American Institute of Massage Therapy reports an average annual net price of $9,364 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.

What do American Institute of Massage Therapy graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $31,361 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do American Institute of Massage Therapy graduates have?

Median federal debt for completer borrowers is not reportable in the current record.

Is every degree at American Institute of Massage Therapy worth the same?

The current release does not contain reportable field-and-credential outcomes for American Institute of Massage Therapy, so this page cannot compare its individual degrees.

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$353,846at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$217,4560
2
4
6
8
−$353,84610
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$9,364
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$11,928
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$31,361 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation
Main award level
Certificates
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Open admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$9,364Average net price / year
$11,928Cost of attendance
Not availableMedian federal student debt · completer borrowers
Not availablePublished 10-year payment estimate
$31,361Median earnings · year 5 after completion
97.6%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
19Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30kNot available
$30–48k$9,364
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$31,361
Year 6$29,880
Year 10Not available
Full-time retention
100.0%
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
97.5%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

24thEarnings percentile
97thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$12,388Year 1
$22,815Year 4
$31,361Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

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PROGRAM OUTCOMES

No field-level outcomes are currently reportable.

This college remains in the national directory because it appears in the College Scorecard. Program outcomes may be unavailable, privacy-suppressed or outside the reported cohorts.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.