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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 2023 rankings named Estelle Medical Academy the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Skokie, Estelle Medical Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Estelle Medical Academy are $9,180 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great value for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students working on their basic certificate. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,977 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FVTC is ranked #5 for overall quality for somatic bodywork in the Great Lakes Region .

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value somatic bodywork & therapeutic services schools in the Great Lakes Region . NWTC is a large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

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

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 4 spot on the 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.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#5

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWIC are $6,210 per 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 fairly 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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Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate somatic bodywork & therapeutic services programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cuyahoga Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each 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 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. National College of Chiropractic is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lombard.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National College of Chiropractic are $21,588 per 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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