Massage Therapy Continuing-Education Hours by State (2026)

Most states that license massage therapists require continuing education each renewal cycle (commonly 12-24 hours, often including ethics). This table ranks the states we've verified by CE hours required per cycle, highest first; states without a single fixed hour count are listed separately, and states with no state-level license aren't included.

massage therapy CE hours by state, ranked

#StateCE hours per cycleCycle
1 New York Massage Therapy renewal 36 hours 36 mo
2 Oregon Massage Therapy renewal 25 hours 24 mo
3 Florida Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
4 Pennsylvania Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
5 Illinois Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
6 Georgia Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
7 North Carolina Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
8 Virginia Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
9 Tennessee Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
10 Arizona Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
11 Indiana Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 48 mo
12 Maryland Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
13 Washington Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 12 mo
14 Wisconsin Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
15 Connecticut Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
16 Mississippi Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
17 West Virginia Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
18 Rhode Island Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
19 Delaware Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
20 North Dakota Massage Therapy renewal 24 hours 24 mo
21 New Jersey Massage Therapy renewal 20 hours 24 mo
22 Michigan Massage Therapy renewal 18 hours 36 mo
23 Arkansas Massage Therapy renewal 18 hours 24 mo
24 Alabama Massage Therapy renewal 16 hours 24 mo
25 Iowa Massage Therapy renewal 16 hours 24 mo
26 New Mexico Massage Therapy renewal 16 hours 24 mo
27 Nebraska Massage Therapy renewal 16 hours 24 mo
28 Alaska Massage Therapy renewal 16 hours 24 mo
29 District of Columbia Massage Therapy renewal 14 hours 24 mo
30 Texas Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 24 mo
31 Missouri Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 24 mo
32 South Carolina Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 24 mo
33 Kentucky Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 24 mo
34 Louisiana Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 12 mo
35 Nevada Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 12 mo
36 Hawaii Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 24 mo
37 New Hampshire Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 24 mo
38 Montana Massage Therapy renewal 12 hours 12 mo
39 South Dakota Massage Therapy renewal 8 hours 12 mo
40 Oklahoma Massage Therapy renewal 5 hours 24 mo
41 Massachusetts Massage Therapy renewal 3 hours 12 mo
42 Ohio Massage Therapy renewal None required 24 mo
43 Colorado Massage Therapy renewal None required 24 mo
44 Utah Massage Therapy renewal None required 24 mo
45 Maine Massage Therapy renewal None required 12 mo
46 Vermont Massage Therapy renewal None required 24 mo

Based on 46 states verified against official boards. Figures change — confirm with your board before filing.

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