Is Clary Sage College Worth It?

Clary Sage College is a hard financial sell. You pay about $22,746 a year, and ten years after enrolling the median graduate earns under $29,000. That earnings figure sits below what many high school graduates make, which means the degree does not clearly move you ahead of where you started.

Every program listed here is a certificate, not a bachelor's degree, and all three point in the same direction. Somatic bodywork tops the list at roughly $19,400, cosmetology sits lowest near $15,100, and none of them clear $20,000. These are personal-service and applied-arts fields where pay in the Tulsa market stays low regardless of where you train. No program here pays off in the way a healthcare or trade credential elsewhere might.

The specific risk is the gap between cost and return. You borrow relatively little, with median debt under $9,000, so you likely will not drown in loans. But you spend two years and full net price to enter fields that pay entry-level wages. The 75% graduation rate means most people finish. the problem is what finishing earns you.

Look closely at the income tiers, because they work backward here. If your family earns under $30k, you pay slightly less than families earning $75-110k, but the difference is small and everyone pays a lot. There is no steep discount for low-income families, so the sticker shock lands hardest on you if money is tight.

This school fits you only if you want a specific craft, already have a job path lined up in cosmetology or bodywork, and can pay without heavy borrowing. If you need earnings to justify tuition, look at community college programs in higher-paying trades or health fields instead.