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2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California

6 Ranked Colleges
294 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master's 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 Master’s in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,308 people earned their degree in alternative medicine and systems, making the major the 160th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 294 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems in California

#1

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Integral Studies. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 30 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CIIS, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CIIS are $22,188.

Full CIIS Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific College of Health and Science landed the #2 spot on the list. Pacific College of Health and Science is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 42 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at Pacific College of Health and Science

#3

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Five Branches University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California list. Five Branches University is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

Five Branches U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Five Branches U are $19,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Five Branches University Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California list. Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is located in Santa Monica, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

Emperor’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emperor’s College are $18,043, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California list. 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 15 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

Yo San University also made our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine are $15,465, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at Yo San University

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. Located in Berkeley, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s alternative medicine students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree alternative medicine students list, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. 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.

Full Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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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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