2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Alternative Medicine for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$38,052
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Alternative Medicine for a Master’s” ranking.
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 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Alternative Medicine for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in alternative medicine and systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality alternative medicine and systems programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Alternative Medicine for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Alternative Medicine for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Alternative Medicine for a Master’s. Bloomington, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s alternative medicine degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
NWHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 1,132 students enrolled at Northwestern Health Sciences University, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,569. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northwestern Health Sciences University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwestern Health Sciences University]](/colleges/northwestern-health-sciences-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Alternative Medicine for a Master’s. St. Kate’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Kate’s also made our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 4,277 students enrolled at St Catherine University, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,157. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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