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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the alternative medicine master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the most popular school in the United States for alternative medicine and systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Pacific College New York is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 83 students majoring in alternative medicine at Pacific College New York, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#2

South Baylo University

Anaheim, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Baylo University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, South Baylo University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in alternative medicine at South Baylo University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Portland, OCOM is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in alternative medicine at OCOM, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 60 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia University of Integrative Medicine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, VUIM is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 59% of the alternative medicine majors at the school.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at Virginia University of Integrative Medicine

Out of the 60 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine landed the # 5 spot on the list. New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Mineola.

About 70% of the students majoring in alternative medicine at the school are women while 30% are male.

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree 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.

Women make up 73% of the alternative medicine majors at the school.

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#7

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, CA

Five Branches University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Cruz, Five Branches U is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 79% of the alternative medicine majors at the school.

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Maharishi International University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Degree Schools list. MIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fairfield.

Women make up 73% of the alternative medicine majors at the school.

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Acupuncture and Massage College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the city of Miami, Acupuncture and Massage College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in alternative medicine at the school are women while 32% are male.

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for alternative medicine and systems students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. MCPHS University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 69% of the students majoring in alternative medicine at the school are women while 31% are male.

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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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of East - West Medicine Sunnyvale, CA
12 California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA

Alternative Medicine & Systems by Region

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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 25 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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