Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services programs in California
49 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 19 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $21,841 at National Holistic Institute.
What this work pays in California
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in California earn a median of $165,110 a year across 17,350 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Massage Therapists | $45,970 | 14,600 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Holistic Institute Emeryville | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $21,841 (817 grads) | 772 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego | Associate's degree | $23,937 | $21,052 (40 grads) | 7 |
| Bellus Academy-Poway Poway | Undergraduate certificate | — | $20,824 (45 grads) | — |
| American Career College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $18,771 (81 grads) | — |
| Carrington College-Sacramento Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,647 (106 grads) | — |
| Carrington College-Stockton Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,647 (106 grads) | 12 |
| North-West College-Anaheim Anaheim | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,087 (11 grads) | 6 |
| North-West College-Pomona Pomona | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,087 (11 grads) | 11 |
| North-West College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | $18,087 (11 grads) | 0 |
| Southern California Health Institute North Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,445 (145 grads) | 45 |
| North-West College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $17,060 (23 grads) | 12 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | $16,663 (81 grads) | — |
| Milan Institute-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $7,690 | $16,549 (53 grads) | 15 |
| Milan Institute-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,293 (128 grads) | 15 |
| Milan Institute-Clovis Clovis | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $16,293 (128 grads) | 0 |
| Mayfield College Cathedral City | Undergraduate certificate | $9,025 | $15,817 (35 grads) | — |
| Downey Adult School Downey | Undergraduate certificate | — | $15,288 (27 grads) | 43 |
| Healing Hands School of Holistic Health Escondido | Undergraduate certificate | $9,464 | $13,896 (84 grads) | 113 |
| Angeles College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | $10,661 (78 grads) | — |
| Fremont University Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | not published | 7 |
| Los Angeles College of Aesthetics Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 58 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | $12,271 | not published | 44 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| American Institute of Massage Therapy Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 50 |
| Blake Austin College Vacaville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| CES College Burbank | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| CET-Salinas Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| CET-San Jose San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| CalCopa Massage School Huntington Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| California Healing Arts College Carson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Coastline Beauty College Fountain Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| ICOHS College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| International School of Beauty Inc Palm Desert | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Monterey Peninsula College Monterey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys Van Nuys | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Bernardino Beauty College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Skyline College San Bruno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Universal Healthcare Careers College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Victory Career College Carson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.