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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

53 Colleges
$15,133 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,138 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems 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 Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for alternative medicine students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools

$4,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Taos Campus to be the best value school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM Taos are $4,752 a year.

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$9,826 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Pacific College of Health and Science 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 city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Pacific College San Diego undergraduate students pay an average of $9,826 in tuition and fees each year.

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$15,620 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mineola.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at New York Institute of Chinese Medicine are $15,620 a year.

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$5,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 53 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 per year.

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$5,820 Average Tuition & Fees

Universidad del Turabo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value alternative medicine and systems programs. Universidad del Turabo is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gurabo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Universidad del Turabo are $5,820 a year.

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$5,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Ocean County College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCC are $8,100 per year.

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$6,631 Average Tuition & Fees

Trinidad State Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. Located in the town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinidad State Junior College are $6,631 per year.

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#10

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Kate’s are $35,532 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, St. Kate’s is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list.

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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 26 schools only.

  • 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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