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Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$10,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate School for You

Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services is the #17 most popular major in the country with 10,622 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for somatic bodywork students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for somatic bodywork majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Estelle Medical Academy to be the best value school for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Skokie, Estelle Medical Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Estelle Medical Academy undergraduate students pay an average of $9,180 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value somatic bodywork & therapeutic services schools in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,977 per year.

FVTC also made our Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,965 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College also did well on our Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stark State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,644 a year.

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Southwestern Illinois College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SWIC are $6,210 a year.

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Moraine Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MVCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palos Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $9,630 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on this year’s best value schools for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,736 per year.

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American Institute of Alternative Medicine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. AIAM is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AIAM are $15,973 per year.

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National University of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. National College of Chiropractic is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lombard.

National College of Chiropractic undergraduate students pay an average of $21,588 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Colleges by State

Explore the best somatic bodywork & therapeutic services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 215
Indiana 139
Wisconsin 91
Ohio 547
Illinois 388

Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Somatic Bodywork Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 10,445
Asian Bodywork Therapy 124
Somatic Bodywork 52
Other Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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