2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

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Alternative Medicine & Systems is the 160th most popular major in the country with 3,308 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, alternative medicine and systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,207 and had an average of $98,121 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,736 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,818 and $118,564 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 442 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in alternative medicine and systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent alternative medicine and systems programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the alternative medicine and systems program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Pacific College of Health and Science

San Diego, California

#5 in overall quality

$12,463 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$25,426 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific College of Health and Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s alternative medicine students in 2019-2020.

Pacific College San Diego also took the #5 spot in our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific College of Health and Science are $12,463, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at Pacific College of Health and Science

#2

American College of Healthcare Sciences

Portland, Oregon

#6 in overall quality

$12,380 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Healthcare Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s alternative medicine degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

American College of Healthcare Sciences not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems 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 American College of Healthcare Sciences are $12,380.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems (Income $30-$48k)

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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