by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is the 287th most popular major in the country with 1,930 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 247 acupuncture and oriental medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 acupuncture and oriental medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in acupuncture and oriental medicine. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their acupuncture and oriental medicine program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree acupuncture and oriental medicine students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia University of Integrative Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Major in the Southeast Region. Virginia University of Integrative Medicine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Major in the Southeast Region. Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts is a small private for-profit school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 15 doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Major in the Southeast Region. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine is a small school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 2 doctorate’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 4.8% 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%.
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