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2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools

11 Colleges
$87,124 Avg Salary
$17,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for alternative medicine majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine the best school in the United States for alternative medicine and systems students working on their graduate certificate. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mineola.

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#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at St Catherine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Thomas Jefferson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Drexel University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgian Court University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Academy for Five Element Acupuncture did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for alternative medicine and systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, Academy for Five Element Acupuncture is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Western Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for alternative medicine and systems students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

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With a ranking of #8, Maryland University of Integrative Health did quite well on this year’s best schools for alternative medicine and systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, MUIH is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, alternative medicine graduates from MUIH carry an average student debtload of $17,471.

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American College of Healthcare Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

Bastyr University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Alternative Medicine & Systems by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aphiwat chuangchoem.

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