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2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
609 Degrees Awarded
$21,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is the 276th most popular major in the country with 1,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 995 acupuncture and oriental medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 609 acupuncture and oriental medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in acupuncture and oriental medicine. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent acupuncture and oriental medicine programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the acupuncture and oriental medicine program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree acupuncture and oriental medicine students.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University of Natural Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine students in 2019-2020.

NUNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University of Natural Medicine are $16,701, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NUNM Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Report

#2

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Integral Studies. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 69 degrees to qualified doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine students in 2019-2020.

CIIS also made our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CIIS are $22,188.

Read full report on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at California Institute of Integral Studies

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific College of Health and Science. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 400 doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific College San Diego did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific College San Diego are $12,463, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Pacific College San Diego

#4

Bastyr University

Kenmore, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bastyr University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kenmore, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bastyr University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bastyr University are $30,975.

Read full report on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Bastyr University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. OCOM is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 7 doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

OCOM also made our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine are $26,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at OCOM

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCU are $34,795, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at SCU

#7

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, California
#7 in overall quality

Five Branches University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Five Branches U is a small private for-profit school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 55 doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Five Branches U, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Five Branches U are $19,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Five Branches University

#8 in overall quality

Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Santa Monica, California, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree acupuncture and oriental medicine students list, Emperor’s College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emperor’s College are $18,043.

Read full report on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine

#9 in overall quality

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Berkeley, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree acupuncture and oriental medicine students list, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley are $13,856.

Full Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Report

#9 in overall quality

Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Yo San University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine are $15,465.

Read full report on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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