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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$4,752 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,575 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, alternative medicine and systems was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 3,564 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Alternative Medicine & Systems

$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 Southwest Region . UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

UNM Taos undergraduate students pay an average of $4,752 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a great value for alternative medicine and systems students. Located in the small city of Santa Fe, Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine is a great value for alternative medicine and systems students. Located in the city of Austin, AOMA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the Southwest Region . SWIHA is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

On average, alternative medicine graduates from SWIHA take out $16,387 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best alternative medicine and systems colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 93
Arizona 112
New Mexico 4

More Alternative Medicine & Systems Rankings in the Southwest Region

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

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 4 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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