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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools

94 Colleges
$29,138 Avg Salary
$24,035 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. This report analyzed 94 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Alternative Medicine & Systems program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for alternative medicine majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the most popular school in the United States for alternative medicine and systems students. Located in the large city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Healthcare Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list. Located in the city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, alternative medicine graduates from American College of Healthcare Sciences carry an average student debt load of $34,366.

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#4

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bastyr University is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students. Located in the suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, CA

The excellent programs at Five Branches University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Cruz, Five Branches U is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Southwest Institute of Healing Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. It came in at #6 on the list. SWIHA is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

After completing their degree, alternative medicine graduates from SWIHA carry an average student debt load of $16,387.

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#7

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

Everglades University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. It came in at #7 on the list. Everglades U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

After completing their degree, alternative medicine graduates from Everglades U carry an average student debt load of $53,500. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $348.

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Virginia University of Integrative Medicine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, VUIM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Pacific College of Health and Science came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Pacific College New York is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, National University of Natural Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. NUNM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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Southern California University of Health Sciences landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, alternative medicine graduates from SCU carry an average student debt load of $20,268.

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With a ranking of #12, California Institute of Integral Studies did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#13

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, alternative medicine majors at FRCC accumulate an average of around $20,892 in student debt.

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, Emperor's College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools award.

Rank College Location
15 Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Portland, OR
16 South Baylo University Anaheim, CA
17 Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences Tempe, AZ
18 Won Institute of Graduate Studies Glenside, PA
18 National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL

Alternative Medicine & Systems by Region

View the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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 26 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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