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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Maharishi International University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for alternative medicine and systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Fairfield, MIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in alternative medicine at the school are women while 27% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 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 . American Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Roseville.

Women make up 62% of the alternative medicine majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern Health Sciences University is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in alternative medicine at the school are women while 17% are male.

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St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 91% of the alternative medicine majors at the school.

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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 4 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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