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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region” 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 157 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,052 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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 Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Colleges for Alternative Medicine & Systems in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. Roseville, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s alternative medicine degrees to 35 students 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 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full American Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region. Northwestern Health Sciences University is located in Bloomington, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 ’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Northwestern Health Sciences University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region. Fairfield, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s alternative medicine degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

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St Catherine University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #4 spot on the list. St Catherine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 21 ’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at St. Kate’s

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s alternative medicine degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read more about Alternative Medicine & Systems at St. Scholastica

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Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Coon Rapids, Minnesota

Anoka-Ramsey Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.

Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus Alternative Medicine & Systems Report

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University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Alternative Medicine Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 5 ’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at UNOMAHA

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