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2024 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools

39 Colleges in the United States
3,564 Alternative Medicine Degrees Awarded
$29,138 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, alternative medicine & systems sits in the middle of the road, ranking #167 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 39 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,564 degrees in alternative medicine & systems during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Alternative Medicine & Systems School

Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools The alternative medicine program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Alternative Medicine & Systems rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for alternative medicine & systems schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Alternative Medicine & Systems Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Alternative Medicine
Bachelor's Degrees in Alternative Medicine
Master's Degrees in Alternative Medicine
Doctor's Degrees in Alternative Medicine

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Alternative Medicine & Systems in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of alternative medicine degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Alternative Medicine

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
477 Alternative Medicine Degrees Awarded
7.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in alternative medicine & systems has to check out Pacific College of Health and Science. Located in the large city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 477 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at Pacific College San Diego in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, alternative medicine degree recipients usually earn an average of $29,837 in the first five years of their career.

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Bastyr University
Kenmore, WA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
162 Alternative Medicine Degrees Awarded
0.6% Growth in Graduates

Bastyr University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in alternative medicine & systems. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Kenmore.

There were approximately 162 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at Bastyr University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the alternative medicine program report average early career wages of $27,583.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
174 Alternative Medicine Degrees Awarded
5.7% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat The University of Arizona Global Campus if you want to pursue a degree in alternative medicine & systems. UAGC is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #305 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAGC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 174 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the alternative medicine program make an average of $28,875 in their early career salary.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Alternative Medicine Degrees Awarded
$25,493 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Maryland University of Integrative Health if you want to pursue a degree in alternative medicine & systems. MUIH is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Laurel.

There were roughly 49 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at MUIH in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the alternative medicine program state that they receive average early career earnings of $25,493.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year. Alternative Medicine & Systems degree recipients from Drexel University earn a boost of approximately $57,986 over the average earnings of alternative medicine & systems graduates.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$26,627 Median Starting Salary

NWHSU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bloomington.

There were approximately 29 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at NWHSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the alternative medicine program report average early career wages of $26,627.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Alternative Medicine Degrees Awarded
24.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

There were approximately 41 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at MCPHS University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, alternative medicine degree recipients typically earn an average of $27,453 in the first five years of their career.

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN

Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #395 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Kate's is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the alternative medicine & systems degree program at St Catherine University make $20,339 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Alternative Medicine Degrees Awarded
6.7% Growth in Graduates

National College of Chiropractic is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lombard.

There were approximately 60 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at National College of Chiropractic in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the alternative medicine program report average early career earnings of $31,000.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #296 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Scholastica is a great college overall.

There were roughly 9 alternative medicine & systems students who graduated with this degree at St. Scholastica in the most recent year we have data available.

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Alternative Medicine & Systems by Region

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Rocky Mountains
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Southwest
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Alternative Medicine & Systems is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Alternative Medicine Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 1,930
Holistic/Integrative Health 521
General Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems 410
Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy 329
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology 152
Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda 138
Other Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems 84

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629

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