by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Holistic/Integrative Health. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Alternative Medicine & Systems is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northern Vermont University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in alternative medicine, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The alternative medicine major at Northern Vermont University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Alternative Medicine. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northern Vermont University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Northern Vermont University was $1,070 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $483 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,592 | $25,680 |
| Fees | $1,212 | $1,212 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,694 | $11,694 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,750 | $1,750 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northern Vermont University in Alternative Medicine walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 22% lower than the national average of $34,609.
alternative medicine who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northern Vermont University make an average of $23,649 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% lower than the national average of $25,800.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Northern Vermont University does offer online classes in its alternative medicine bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northern Vermont University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.8% of the alternative medicine students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 81.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.1% of the alternative medicine bachelor’s degrees at Northern Vermont University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Holistic/Integrative Health | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to alternative medicine and systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 5 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 2 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 6 |
*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.
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