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

8 Ranked Colleges
384 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,742 people earned their degree in acupuncture and oriental medicine, making the major the 276th most popular in the United States.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 384 acupuncture and oriental medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in acupuncture and oriental medicine. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great acupuncture and oriental medicine programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in the Far Western US Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University of Natural Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

NUNM also made our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUNM are $16,701, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #2 spot on the list. CIIS is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 30 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

CIIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Integral Studies are $22,188.

Read more about Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at CIIS

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific College of Health and Science landed the #3 spot on the list. Pacific College of Health and Science is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 42 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree acupuncture and oriental medicine students list, Pacific College San Diego has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific College San Diego are $12,463, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#4

Bastyr University

Kenmore, Washington
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bastyr University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kenmore, Washington. It awarded 23 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Bastyr University also made our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bastyr University are $30,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

OCOM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine are $26,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

#6

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, California
#6 in overall quality

Five Branches University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine students in 2019-2020.

Five Branches U also took the #6 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’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.

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#7 in overall quality

Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is a private for-profit institution located in Santa Monica, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emperor’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine are $18,043, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine

#8 in overall quality

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a small school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 13 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley also made our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley are $13,856, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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