Other health coaching programs can set you back more than $7,500. The HCC program is competitively priced at $4,999, with options for payment plans, in order to make the field more accessible. Partial scholarships are available for those who demonstrate a special passion for health coaching and are committed to working with underserved and underrepresented communities.

The cost of tuition also gives you access to mindbodygreen’s Functional Nutrition Training (a $2,499 value)—a crash course in functional nutrition led by experts the likes of Mark Hyman, M.D.; Frank Lipman, M.D.; and Maya Feller M.S., R.D., CDN. Bonus: When you sign up with a friend, you get $1,000 off tuition (and a study buddy!).

This initial investment will set you on the path to making good money as a health coach (learn more about the type of salary to expect here) through any number of career paths—from working in a hospital to starting your own practice.