2027 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the The Plains States Region

[Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine](/majors/health-care-professions/alternative-medicine-systems/acupuncture-and-oriental-medicine/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value acupuncture and oriental medicine schools.
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2027 Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Schools
Leading the list is Northwestern Health Sciences University, our #1 best value for acupuncture and oriental medicine in the The Plains States Region. Northwestern Health Sciences University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,015. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete the acupuncture and oriental medicine program here. Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine graduates of Northwestern Health Sciences University earn a median of $26,824 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $19,500 median debt.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.