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Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 51.36. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 37 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

$0$20K$40K$60KUndergraduate certificate$27,623Bachelor's degree$38,528Master's degree$42,942
National earnings of Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Undergraduate certificate: median $27,623; Bachelor's degree: median $38,528; Master's degree: median $42,942. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.
CredentialProgramsGraduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsTypical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate12386$27,623$33,149$11,973
2 programs
Associate's degree474Data unavailableData unavailable$20,000
1 programs
Bachelor's degree351$38,528$52,041$21,000
1 programs
Master's degree951$42,942$49,304Data unavailable
Doctoral degree16Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Graduate certificate87Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Undergraduate certificate programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Hypnosis Motivation Institute
CA · Private, nonprofit · 164 graduates measured
$28,714$28,112$10,375

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
CUNY York College
NY · Public · 35 graduates measured
$40,874$44,991Data unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary$107,310+17.9%Doctoral or professional degree
Therapists, all other$77,930+12.6%Bachelor's degree
Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors$47,160+7.3%High school diploma or equivalent

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (4)
  • 51.3601 Movement Therapy and Movement Education
  • 51.3602 Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy
  • 51.3603 Hypnotherapy/Hypnotherapist
  • 51.3699 Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education, Other