2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the Southwest region, there were 304 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,375 and $59,213 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the alternative medicine and systems program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The alternative medicine school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems in the Southwest Region

#1

AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,763 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$19,227 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 25 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree alternative medicine students list, AOMA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine are $17,763, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full AOMA Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

#2

Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$17,946 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$22,192 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Alternative Medicine Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 10 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

PIHMA College & Clinic did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at PIHMA College & Clinic are $17,946.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture

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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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