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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$18,166 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,701 Avg Salary

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 Value 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. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine to be the best value school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mineola.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at New York Institute of Chinese Medicine are $18,788 a year.

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#2

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Kate’s are $17,760 per year.

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Out of the 31 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, EDP University - San Juan landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Juan, EDP - San Juan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at EDP - San Juan are $7,500 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder are $21,310 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools list. NWHSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bloomington.

NWHSU graduate students pay an average of $11,716 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Fe, Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe are $21,310 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Pacific College of Health and Science did quite well on this year’s best value schools for alternative medicine and systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pacific College San Diego are $12,668 a year.

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Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Denver, CSTCM is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

CSTCM graduate students pay an average of $20,805 in tuition and fees each year.

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Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools list. Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $13,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Georgian Court University

Lakewood, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Georgian Court University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for alternative medicine and systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lakewood, Georgian Court is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Georgian Court graduate students pay an average of $17,482 in tuition and fees each year.

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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.

  • 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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