Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

Types of Degrees Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many yoga teacher training/yoga therapy graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	42
Basic Certificate	42
Associate Degree	6
Bachelor’s Degree	4
Undergraduate Certificate	3

What Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to yoga teacher training/yoga therapy and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in yoga teacher training/yoga therapy should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Skills for Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to yoga teacher training/yoga therapy:

• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Abilities for Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy Majors

As you progress with your yoga teacher training/yoga therapy degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

• Stamina - The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
• Gross Body Coordination - The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without ‘giving out’ or fatiguing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy?

The major attracts more women than men. About 75% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of yoga teacher training/yoga therapy majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

Some degrees associated with yoga teacher training/yoga therapy may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for yoga teacher training/yoga therapy careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	4.0%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	36.0%
Some College Courses	12.0%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	20.0%
Bachelor’s Degree	20.0%
Master’s Degree	4.0%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	4.0%

Online Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy Programs

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)	1	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	1	0
Bachelor’s Degree	1	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	2	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to yoga teacher training/yoga therapy.

Major	Number of Grads
Hypnotherapy/Hypnotherapist	288
Movement Therapy and Movement Education	77
Other Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education	6

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.