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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$23,703 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$87,124 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools

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

New York Institute of Chinese Medicine graduate students pay an average of $18,788 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St Catherine University is a great value for alternative medicine and systems students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Kate’s are $17,760 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, St. Kate’s is ranked #5 for overall quality for alternative medicine in the United States.

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#3

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Jefferson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Thomas Jefferson University are $22,644 per year.

Thomas Jefferson University also claimed a spot on our Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American College of Healthcare Sciences. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

American College of Healthcare Sciences graduate students pay an average of $12,704 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgian Court University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgian Court are $17,482 a year.

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Maryland University of Integrative Health landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, MUIH is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MUIH are $15,363 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, alternative medicine graduates from MUIH carry an average student debtload of $17,471.

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Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Drexel also did well on our Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 #8 on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $26,248 per year.

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Plymouth State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Plymouth, Plymouth State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Plymouth State are $16,234 per year.

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Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bastyr University are $29,517 per year.

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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.

  • 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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