2025 Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #120 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 associate degrees in somatic bodywork & therapeutic services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized somatic bodywork & therapeutic services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for somatic bodywork & therapeutic services students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Somatic Bodywork

1

Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, MN

16 Annual Graduates

Northwestern Health Sciences University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in somatic bodywork & therapeutic services. Located in the small city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in somatic bodywork & therapeutic services from Northwestern Health Sciences University

2

WellSpring School of Allied Health - Wichita
Wichita, KS

29 Annual Graduates

$22,913 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in somatic bodywork & therapeutic services has to check out WellSpring School of Allied Health - Wichita. WellSpring - Wichita is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the somatic bodywork program make about $22,913 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in somatic bodywork & therapeutic services from WellSpring School of Allied Health - Wichita

Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Colleges by State

Explore the best somatic bodywork & therapeutic services schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	22
Kansas	146	11
Nebraska	98	9
North Dakota	92	3

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Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Related Rankings by Major

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Somatic Bodywork Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	74

Majors Similar to Somatic Bodywork

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	6,339
Allied Health Professions	1,953
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	1,074
Dental Support Services	756
Health & Medical Administrative Services	628
Health Sciences & Services	342
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	275
Health/Medical Prep Programs	165
Mental & Social Health Services	133
Other Health Professions	73

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.