Carlson College
of Massage Therapy
For-profit College in Anamosa, IA. Median 10-year earnings $26,893.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
The federal six-year graduation rate is not published here — typically because the entering cohort this measure follows is too small or too atypical to report. Treat completion as unknown rather than assuming either direction. At 5:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Being a for-profit short-program school is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. The undergraduate body is just 40, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 40 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,141 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $75–110k bands is narrow ($12,844 versus $18,317), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 78% get grants averaging $9,826, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 68% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 11 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,844 |
| $30–48k | $15,941 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | $18,317 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 27 of these 40 students, totalling $196,662 — an average of $7,284 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jones County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)