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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Healthcare Sciences the most popular school in the United States for alternative medicine and systems students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in alternative medicine at the school are women while 4% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwest Institute of Healing Arts is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students working on their basic certificate. SWIHA is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Of the 91 students majoring in alternative medicine at SWIHA, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern California University of Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in alternative medicine at SCU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in alternative medicine at FRCC, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Red Rocks Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, Red Rocks Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 90% of the alternative medicine majors at the school.

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Broadview University - West Jordan landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate alternative medicine and systems programs. Broadview University - West Jordan is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Jordan.

About 44% of the students majoring in alternative medicine at the school are women while 56% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in alternative medicine at UWM, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the alternative medicine majors at the school.

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Trinidad State Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, AK

Ilisagvik College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the rural area of Barrow, Ilisagvik College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 15 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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