2023 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is the 287th most popular major in the country with 1,930 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 31 acupuncture and oriental medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in acupuncture and oriental medicine. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality acupuncture and oriental medicine programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. CSTCM is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees to qualified students.
CSTCM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 11 ’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Report
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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
- *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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