Movement Therapy & Education

Types of Degrees Movement Therapy & Education Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many movement therapy and movement education graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	61
Master’s Degree	12
Doctor’s Degree	5
Graduate Certificate	2

What Can You Do With a Movement Therapy & Education Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with movement therapy and movement education:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Therapists	19.9%	$50,980

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Movement Therapy & Education?

The major attracts more women than men. About 69% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of movement therapy and movement education majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

How Much Do Movement Therapy & Education Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Movement Therapy and Movement Education majors often go into careers with median salaries of $57,680. This median refers to all degree levels, so the salary for a person with just a bachelor’s degree may be a little less and the one for a person with an advanced degree may be a little more.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Online Movement Therapy & Education Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 schools offered some type of movement therapy and movement education program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	3	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	4	1
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Is a Degree in Movement Therapy & Education Worth It?

The median salary for a movement therapy and movement education grad is $57,680 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 45% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $355,600 after 20 years!

Majors Related to Movement Therapy & Education

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to movement therapy and movement education.

Major	Number of Grads
Hypnotherapy/Hypnotherapist	109
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy	87
Other Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education	18

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.