Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

Tempe, AZ · Private for-profit · 716 students · Visit Website

The Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA) offers hands-on training in holistic health and wellness, including programs in massage therapy, yoga teacher training, hypnotherapy, and holistic nutrition. The school emphasizes a conscious community and provides flexible online and on-campus learning options. SWIHA offers lifelong placement assistance and entrepreneurial support to help graduates establish their careers or businesses in the wellness industry.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$25,526/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

45/100

All Programs at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

5 trade programs at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nutrition & Food Science
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
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58 $28,738/yr $9,500 High Very Large
306 openings/yr
Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
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48 $26,795/yr $7,917 Moderate Very Large
145 openings/yr
Mind-Body Therapies
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education
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44 $23,768/yr $7,917 Moderate Very Large
105 openings/yr
Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
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39 $21,070/yr $9,500 Moderate Large
52 openings/yr
Alternative Medicine
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
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38 $27,262/yr $7,917 Moderate Small
5 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.