by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,564 people earned their degree in alternative medicine and systems, making the major the 167th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, alternative medicine and systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,138 and had an average of $24,035 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 100 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,146 and $18,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in alternative medicine and systems. That schools that top this list have a program in alternative medicine and systems in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the New England Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree alternative medicine students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the New England Region list. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the New England Region list. MCPHS University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 5 doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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