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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$14,269 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,228 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,164 degrees and certificates were awarded to alternative medicine and systems students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for alternative medicine students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for alternative medicine majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Alternative Medicine & Systems

$9,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Pacific College of Health and Science to be the best value school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a degree in California. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pacific College San Diego are $9,826 a year.

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$11,993 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern California University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCU are $11,993 per year. On average, alternative medicine graduates from SCU take out $20,268 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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$20,980 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Institute of Integral Studies. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

CIIS undergraduate students pay an average of $20,980 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at National University are $13,320 a year.

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value alternative medicine and systems programs. Emperor's College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Santa Monica.

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Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 244
Washington 172
Nevada 6
Hawaii 14

Alternative Medicine & Systems is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Alternative Medicine Concentrations

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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