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2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master'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.

The Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 31 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree 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 master’s degree. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mineola.

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#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 31 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Fe, Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Located in the city of Denver, CSTCM is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for alternative medicine and systems students working on their master’s degree. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’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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Georgian Court University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Pacific College of Health and Science landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the large city of New York, Pacific College New York is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Alternative Medicine & Systems by Region

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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 25 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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