Spa and Wellness Education
The following list features spa and wellness education programs across the globe, organized by country. Included is the name of the school or program (hyperlinked to its respective website) followed by a concentration in parenthesis. If there is an educational institution or program that you feel should be included on this list, or if this list needs to be corrected in any way, please send us an This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it We will be happy to update the information accordingly. An excellent resource has also been developed by Spa Opportunities, which lists almost 900 training providers across the world. Visit the Spa Opportunities Training Directory for more information.
- Australia: Australian Academy of Beauty & Spa Therapy (Spa Management)
- Australia: Headmasters (Spa Management)
- Australia: RMIT University (Master of Wellness)
- Australia: Russo School of Hotel & Tourism (Hospitality Management)
- Australia: Spa Session (Spa Training)
- Australia: William Angliss Institute (Resort & Hospitality Management)
- Austria: International College of Tourism & Management (Spa, Tourism, & Hospitality Management)
- Austria: MODUL University Vienna (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- Austria: UMIT (Spa Tourism)
- Canada: Academy Canada Career College (Spa Management, Massage Therapy)
- Canada: Algonquin College (Spa Management)
- Canada: Canadian Tourism College (Spa & Hospitality Management)
- Canada: Centennial College (Spa & Hospitality Management)
- Canada: Elmcrest College (Spa Management)
- Canada: Erica Miller Spa School (Spa Director Program)
- Canada: Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning (Spa Management, Massage Therapy)
- Canada: Loyalist College (Spa Management)
- Canada: Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology (Spa Management)
- Canada: Skin Care Academy (Spa Management)
- Canada: Spas2b (Spa Management)
- Czech Republic: Institute of Hospitality Management (Spa & Hotel Management)
- Estonia: University of Tartu (Spa & Wellness Management)
- Finland: Haaga University of Applied Sciences (Wellness, Tourism, & Hotel Management)
- France: CERAM Business School (Tourism Management)
- France: Vatel (Tourism & Hotel Management)
- Germany: European Spa Academy (Spa Administration)
- Germany: International University of Applied Science (Hospitality Management)
- Germany: Rizzato Spa Consulting (Spa Management)
- Germany: Spa eMotion (Spa Consulting)
- Greece: Alpine College (Spa & Tourism Management)
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Tourism & Hotel Management)
- India: Ananda Spa Institute (Spa Training)
- India: Centre for Natural Beautry Therapies (Spa Management)
- India: National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology (Hotel Management)
- Ireland: Athlone Institute of Technology (Spa Management)
- Italy: MaWell: Master in Wellness & Spa Management (Spa & Wellness Management)
- Jamaica: Colburne College (Spa Management)
- Netherlands: Hotelschool The Hague (Hotel Management)
- New Zealand: Queenstown Resort College (Hospitality Management)
- Peru: Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- Puerto Rico: International School of Tourism and Hospitality Management (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- Scotland: The Spa Academy (Spa Management)
- Singapore: Asia Spa Institute (Spa Management)
- Singapore: Republic Polytechnic School of Hospitality (Wellness & Spa Management)
- Singapore: Spa Wellness School (Spa Management & Spa Training)
- South Africa: Isa Carstens Health & Skin Care Academy (Spa Management)
- Switzerland: IHTTI, School of Hotel Management (Tourism & Hotel Management)
- Switzerland: Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne (Spa & Hospitality Management)
Scholarship Awarded! We are excited to announce the launch of the Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne's (EHL) Professional Certification in Spa Management, which officially took place on June 23, 2010 and had over 60 spa professionals in attendance. EHL awarded a FULL scholarship (valued at CHF21,000) to Ms. Elizma Hoffman, a therapist at the Talise Spa at Madinat Jumeirah. She was nominated by GSS delegate Jeff Butterworth, Wellness Director of Jumeirah. Congratulations Elizma! The Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne will be awarding another full scholarship for the Summer 2011 program. Click here to view the Program Brochure. For more information please contact Flurina Knapp. - Switzerland: Les Roches School of Hotel Management (Hotel Management)
- Switzerland: School of Hospitality Administration at Centre International de Glion (Hotel Management)
- Switzerland: Swiss Hotel Management School (Tourism & Hotel Management)
- Thailand: Banyan Tree Spa Academy (Spa Training Programs)
- Thailand: Prince of Songkla University (Spa, Wellness, Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- Turkey: Notus Spa Consulting (Spa Business Management & Spa Consulting)
- United Arab Emirates: Academie Esthetique (Spa Management & Beauty Therapy)
- United Kingdom: Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United Kingdom: Bournemouth University (Spa, Tourism, & Hospitality Management)
- United Kingdom: Coventry University (Spa & Tourism Management)
- United Kingdom: Gateshead College (Hospitality Management, Beauty Therapy)
- United Kingdom: Manchester Metropolitan University (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United Kingdom: Mary Reid International Spa Academy (Spa Training & Beauty Therapy)
- United Kingdom: Newcastle College (Spa & Hospitality Management)
- United Kingdom: University of Bedfordshire College (Spa Management)
- United Kingdom: University of Derby (Spa Management)
- United Kingdom: University of Plymouth (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United Kingdom: University of Surrey (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United Kingdom: University of Warwick (Spa Management)
- United States: American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (Hospitality Management)
- United States: Arizona School of Integrative Studies (Spa Director Training, Massage Therapy)
- United States: Arizona Statue University (Spa Management)
- United States: Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (Spa & Resort Management)
- United States: Bellus Academy (Holistic Health, Massage Therapy)
- United States: Boston University (Hospitality Management)
- United States: Cal Poly Pomona (Hotel Management)
- United States: Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (Spa & Resort Management)
- United States: Central Pennsylvania College (Hotel Management)
- United States: Chemeketa Community College (Spa, Tourism, & Hospitality Management)
- United States: College of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Niagara University (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: College of Westchester (Resort & Hotel Management)
- United States: Colorado Mountain College (Resort & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Cornell University (Hotel Administration & Hospitality Management)
- United States: DeVry University (Hospitatliy Management)
- United States: Eagle Gate College (Massage & Body Work)
- United States: Endicott College (Spa, Resort, & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Ferris State University (Hotel Management)
- United States: Florida Gulf Coast University (Resort & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Florida International University (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: HealthWorks Institute (Massage Therapy & Esthetics Training)
- United States: Hill College (Spa Management)
- United States: Hocking College (Spa Management & Spa Therapy)
- United States: Institute of Beauty and Wellness, Aveda School (Spa Director & Spa Therapy Programs)
- United States: International Business College (Hospitality Management)
- United States: International Spa Association (Spa Supervisor Program)
- United States: Johnson and Wales University (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Kendall College (Hospitality Management)
- United States: Lasell College (Hospitality Management)
- United States: Lincoln College of New England (Spa & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Lynn University (Spa & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Michigan State University (Hospitality Business Management)
- United States: Minneapolis Business College (Hospitality Management)
- United States: Napa Valley Coast (Spa, Tourism, & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Orange Coast College (Spa & Tourism Management)
- United States: Preston Wynne Success Systems (Spa Management Seminars)
- United States: Purdue University (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Robert Morris College (Hospitality Management)
- United States: Roosevelt University (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Salon Geeks University (Online Consulting)
- United States: Sandhills Community College (Spa, Resort, & Hotel Management)
- United States: Scottsdate Community College (Spa, Wellness, Tourism, & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Southwest Florida College (Hospitality Management)
- United States: Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (Spa Management & Spa Therapy Courses)
- United States: Spa College International (Spa Management Workshops)
- United States: Sullivan University (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: Temple University (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: University of California, Irvine Extension (Spa & Hospitality Management)
- United States: University of California, Los Angeles (Salon Management)
- United States: University of Central Florida (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: University of Denver (Tourism & Hotel Management)
- United States: University of Minnesota (Spa, Resort, & Hotel Management)
- United States: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Hospitality Management)
- United States: University of New Hampshire (Spa, Resort, & Hospitality Management)
- United States: University of San Francisco (Hospitality Management)
- United States: University of South Carolina (Tourism & Hospitality Management)
- United States: University of West Florida (Spa, Resort, & Hospitality Management)
- United States: W.A. Frank College of Business - Northern Arizona University (Hospitatliy Management)
- United States: York Technical Institute (Massage Therapy)
- Vietnam: The Villa Hue Hotel (Hospitality Management)
