2023 Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Somatic Bodywork” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 10,751 people earned their degree in somatic bodywork and therapeutic services, making the major the 280th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, somatic bodywork and therapeutic services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $19,878 and had an average of $9,699 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 166 somatic bodywork and therapeutic services graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,642 and $7,825 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Somatic Bodywork” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in somatic bodywork and therapeutic services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great somatic bodywork and therapeutic services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the somatic bodywork and therapeutic services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Somatic Bodywork
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Somatic Bodywork”.
Top 2 Best Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services Colleges for Veterans in Maryland
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Southern Maryland. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Somatic Bodywork. CSM is a public institution located in La Plata, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CSM also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, CSM supports 6,164 students, and 479 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 321 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,935. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full CSM Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Somatic Bodywork that were part of this year’s ranking, Allegany College of Maryland landed the #2 spot on the list. Allegany College of Maryland is located in Cumberland, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s somatic bodywork degrees to qualified students.
Allegany College of Maryland also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 2,523 students enrolled at Allegany College of Maryland were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,218. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Allegany College of Maryland does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Allegany College of Maryland]](/colleges/allegany-college-of-maryland/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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