Alternative Medicine & Systems at National University of Natural Medicine

If you plan to study alternative medicine and systems, take a look at what National University of Natural Medicine has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NUNM is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 485.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Alternative Medicine & Systems section at the bottom of this page.

NUNM Alternative Medicine & Systems Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Alternative Medicine
• Doctorate Degree in Alternative Medicine

NUNM Alternative Medicine & Systems Rankings

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There were 70 students who received their doctoral degrees in alternative medicine, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Alternative Medicine Student Demographics at NUNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the alternative medicine majors at National University of Natural Medicine.

NUNM Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in alternative medicine from NUNM in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a alternative medicine master's degree from NUNM, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National University of Natural Medicine with a master's in alternative medicine.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Alternative Medicine & Systems

If you plan to be a alternative medicine major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from National University of Natural Medicine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy	61
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	22

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

Careers That Alternative Medicine Grads May Go Into

A degree in alternative medicine can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for National University of Natural Medicine.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	670	$57,820
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners	660	$83,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.