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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems in California

6 Ranked Colleges
583 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 California, there were 1,159 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,043 and $98,290 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 583 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in alternative medicine and systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality alternative medicine and systems 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 alternative medicine and systems program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree alternative medicine students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems in California

#1

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #1 spot on the list. California Institute of Integral Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 69 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CIIS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CIIS are $22,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at California Institute of Integral Studies

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific College of Health and Science. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Pacific College of Health and Science is a private for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 400 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pacific College San Diego also took the #2 spot in our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific College San Diego are $12,463, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern California University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California. SCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Whittier, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU also made our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCU are $34,795, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at SCU

#4

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Five Branches University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California list. This small school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 55 doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Five Branches U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Five Branches U are $19,363.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at Five Branches U

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Emperor’s College is a small private for-profit school situated in Santa Monica, California. It awarded 12 doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Emperor’s College also made our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine are $18,043, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at Emperor’s College

#6 in overall quality

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. Located in Berkeley, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s alternative medicine students in 2019-2020.

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley also made our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley are $13,856, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley

Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking, coming in at #6. Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

Yo San University also made our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yo San University are $15,465, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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

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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