2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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Ranked Colleges
46
Degrees Awarded
$34,257
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Illinois, there were 98 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,418 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in alternative medicine and systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent alternative medicine and systems programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the alternative medicine and systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree vets studying alternative medicine.
Top 2 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, National University of Health Sciences landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lombard, Illinois, and it awarded 35 doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
National College of Chiropractic did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, National University of Health Sciences supports 529 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,555. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 National College of Chiropractic Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific College of Health and Science landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Pacific College Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, Pacific College of Health and Science supports 196 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,034. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pacific College of Health and Science]](/colleges/pacific-college-of-oriental-medicine-chicago/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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