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Survey Shows Recession's Impact on Massage Schools

Posted: April 25, 2011

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Enrollment in massage therapy training programs peaked in 2004/2005, and has been leveling off since then. ABMP predicted in 2009 that numbers would decline, due to a combination of economic trends and a natural adjustment to demand following the previous boom years for the field.