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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,976 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,052 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems School for You

Alternative Medicine & Systems is the #19 most popular major in the country with 3,564 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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. 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.

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Alternative Medicine & Systems

$5,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Anoka-Ramsey Community College to be the best value school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.

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$5,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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

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#3

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the # 3 spot on the list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Kate’s are $35,532 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, St. Kate’s also did well on our Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$11,775 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWHSU are $11,775 per year.

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$21,718 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Omaha is a great value for alternative medicine and systems students. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA undergraduate students pay an average of $21,718 in tuition and fees each year.

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The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Scholastica are $39,410 per year.

St. Scholastica excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 96
Iowa 41
Nebraska 5

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

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 6 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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