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2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,564 people earned a degree or certificate in alternative medicine and systems, making the major the #19 most popular in the United States.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for alternative medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the best school in the United States for alternative medicine and systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Integral Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bastyr University is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University of Health Sciences is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lombard, National College of Chiropractic is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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National University of Natural Medicine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. NUNM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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Northwestern Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for alternative medicine and systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. NWHSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Pacific College of Health and Science came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Pacific College Chicago is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Maryland University of Integrative Health landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the suburb of Laurel, MUIH is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Alternative Medicine & Systems by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, alternative medicine and systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Alternative Medicine Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 1,930
Holistic/Integrative Health 521
General Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems 410
Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy 329
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology 152
Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda 138
Other Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems 84

Majors Similar to Alternative Medicine

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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