Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services programs in Virginia
21 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,709 at Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage.
What this work pays in Virginia
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary in Virginia earn a median of $106,880 a year across 5,040 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Massage Therapists | $62,220 | 2,730 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage Falls Church | Undergraduate certificate | $6,333 | $25,709 (64 grads) | 119 |
| Chester Career College CHESTER | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,035 (13 grads) | 2 |
| Columbia College Vienna | Undergraduate certificate | — | $19,227 (16 grads) | 56 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake | Associate's degree | $21,830 | $17,916 (69 grads) | — |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | $15,971 | $17,261 (30 grads) | — |
| Cayce/Reilly School of Massage Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $7,389 | $16,169 (44 grads) | 44 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | $7,521 | $15,922 (28 grads) | 0 |
| Centura College-Newport News Newport News | Undergraduate certificate | $7,521 | $15,922 (28 grads) | 40 |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $6,783 | not published | 31 |
| Fortis College-Norfolk Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $7,542 | not published | 8 |
| Fortis College-Richmond Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | $7,542 | not published | 10 |
| Avi Career Training vienna | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Columbia College Vienna | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Virginia Career College Fredericksburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Lotus Professional College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
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.