Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy

Types of Degrees Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many naturopathic medicine/naturopathy graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree	254
Master’s Degree	12
Graduate Certificate	6

What Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to naturopathic medicine/naturopathy and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
• Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Skills for Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy Majors

When studying naturopathic medicine/naturopathy, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Abilities for Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy Majors

As a naturopathic medicine/naturopathy major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

What Can You Do With a Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with naturopathic medicine/naturopathy:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Naturopathic Physicians	13.3%	$73,960

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy

Some careers associated with naturopathic medicine/naturopathy require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

Find out what the typical degree level is for naturopathic medicine/naturopathy careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	4.9%
Doctoral Degree	88.7%
Post-Doctoral Training	9.9%

Online Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	1	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	1	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	5	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to naturopathic medicine/naturopathy.

Major	Number of Grads
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	1,830
Holistic/Integrative Health	465
General Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	442
Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda	150
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology	147
Other Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	125

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Aphiwat chuangchoem under License

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