2024 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Ranked #25 in popularity, alternative medicine & systems is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 46 doctor's degrees in alternative medicine & systems to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on alternative medicine & systems students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of alternative medicine & systems students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for alternative medicine & systems to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized alternative medicine & systems related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for alternative medicine & systems students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Alternative Medicine & Systems in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for alternative medicine & systems students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Alternative Medicine

1

National University of Health Sciences
Lombard, IL

35 Annual Graduates

$34,686 Median Starting Salary

National University of Health Sciences is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in alternative medicine & systems. National College of Chiropractic is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Lombard.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the alternative medicine program report average early career earnings of $34,686.

More information about a doctorate in alternative medicine & systems from National University of Health Sciences

2

Pacific College of Health and Science
Chicago, IL

11 Annual Graduates

Pacific College of Health and Science is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in alternative medicine & systems. Pacific College Chicago is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in alternative medicine & systems from Pacific College of Health and Science

Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Alternative Medicine & Systems Related Rankings by Major

Alternative Medicine & Systems is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Alternative Medicine Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy	35
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	11

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	1,344
Nursing	1,166
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	649
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	382
Dentistry	308
Optometry	167
Chiropractic	87
Communication Sciences	76
Public Health	45
Mental & Social Health Services	12

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aphiwat chuangchoem. More about our data sources and methodologies.