2023 Best Chiropractic Schools
Finding the Best Chiropractic School for You
In 2020-2021, 2,658 people earned a degree or certificate in chiropractic, making the major the #20 most popular in the United States.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Chiropractic Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Chiropractic Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for chiropractic majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Chiropractic Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Western States the best school in the United States for chiropractic students. Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York Chiropractic College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Chiropractic Schools list. New York Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seneca Falls.
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The excellent programs at Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chiropractic schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Parker University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Chiropractic Schools list. Located in the city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Logan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Chiropractic Schools list. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chesterfield.
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With a ranking of #6, Northwestern Health Sciences University did quite well on this year’s best schools for chiropractic students. NWHSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bloomington.
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D’Youville College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Chiropractic Schools list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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National University of Health Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Best Chiropractic Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lombard, National College of Chiropractic is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Life University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Chiropractic Schools ranking. Life is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Marietta.
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Southern California University of Health Sciences landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best chiropractic programs. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Chiropractic Related Rankings by Major
Chiropractic is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Chiropractic Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Chiropractic | 2,658 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Chiropractic
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Michael Dorausch.
More about our data sources and methodologies.