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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems

60 Ranked Colleges
1,286 Degrees Awarded
$25,701 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Alternative Medicine & Systems is the 167th most popular major in the country with 3,564 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,286 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major” ranking, we looked at 60 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems

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Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s alternative medicine degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Full Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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Fen Wu University of Alternative Medicine crest
Alhambra Medical University
Alhambra, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alhambra Medical University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major. Alhambra Medical University is a private for-profit institution located in Alhambra, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Alhambra Medical University Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wongu University of Oriental Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. Wongu University of Oriental Medicine is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at Wongu University of Oriental Medicine

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major. Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a small private for-profit school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 14 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. Located in Louisville, Colorado, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s alternative medicine students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full ITEA Louisville Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida College of Integrative Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. Florida College of Integrative Medicine is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at Florida College of Integrative Medicine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a small private for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 28 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at CSTCM

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Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major. Located in Sugar Grove, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s alternative medicine students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East West College of Natural Medicine. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major. East West College of Natural Medicine is a small private for-profit school situated in Sarasota, Florida. It awarded 27 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at East West College of Natural Medicine

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midwest College of Oriental Medicine - Evanston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. Midwest College of Oriental Medicine - Evanston is a small school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at MCOM - Evanston

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Med. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s alternative medicine degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at ICAOM

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s alternative medicine degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture

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New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking. Mineola, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s alternative medicine degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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With a ranking of #16, Midwest College of Oriental Medicine - Racine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. MCOM - Racine is a small private for-profit school situated in Racine, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Midwest College of Oriental Medicine - Racine Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking. Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a small school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 18 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

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

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South Baylo University
Anaheim, California

With a ranking of #18, South Baylo University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major list. South Baylo University is located in Anaheim, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 59 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full South Baylo University Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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Oregon College of Oriental Medicine came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking. Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full OCOM Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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University of East - West Medicine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking, coming in at #20. University of East - West Medicine is a small school located in Sunnyvale, California that handed out 33 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full UEWM Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking. AOMA is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 24 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking. American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a small private for-profit school situated in Roseville, Minnesota. It awarded 26 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

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Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking. Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine is a small school located in Bloomfield, New Jersey that handed out 15 masters’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking. Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is located in Santa Monica, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 masters’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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Dongguk University Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Dongguk University Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major ranking, coming in at #25. Dongguk University Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at Dongguk University Los Angeles

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