Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services programs in New York
16 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,876 at New York College of Health Professions.
What this work pays in New York
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in New York earn a median of $131,220 a year across 21,410 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 New York |
|---|---|---|
| Massage Therapists | $62,630 | 4,500 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York College of Health Professions Syosset | Associate's degree | $25,420 | $25,876 (207 grads) | 67 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (11 grads) | 0 |
| Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences New York | Associate's degree | $28,859 | $24,267 (147 grads) | 92 |
| CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside | Associate's degree | — | $22,667 (11 grads) | 32 |
| Pacific College of Health and Science New York | Associate's degree | $23,937 | $21,052 (40 grads) | 42 |
| New York Institute of Massage Inc Williamsville | Undergraduate certificate | $10,620 | $20,140 (14 grads) | 25 |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus Albany | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mildred Elley-New York Campus New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus Albany | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants Long Island City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Trocaire College Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Trocaire College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.