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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

9 Colleges
$26,375 Avg Salary
$22,119 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 .

#1

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Our 2023 rankings named Front Range Community College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for alternative medicine and systems students. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

On average, alternative medicine graduates from FRCC take out $20,892 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Red Rocks Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Red Rocks Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

Alternative Medicine majors at MSU Denver take out an average of $24,575 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSTCM is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Broadview University - West Jordan. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of West Jordan, Broadview University - West Jordan is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder 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. Southwest Acupuncture College - Boulder is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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#7

Healing Mountain Massage School

Salt Lake City, UT

Healing Mountain Massage School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular alternative medicine and systems programs. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Healing Mtn. School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Trinidad State Junior College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular alternative medicine and systems programs. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

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Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Louisville, ITEA Louisville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best alternative medicine and systems colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 107
Utah 0

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

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 9 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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