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Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Basic Certificate 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.

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 in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region 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 Minneapolis Community and Technical College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for alternative medicine and systems students working on their basic certificate. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 93% of the students majoring in alternative medicine at the school are women while 7% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular alternative medicine and systems schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best alternative medicine and systems schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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 2 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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