2023 Best Value Chiropractic Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Chiropractic Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for chiropractic students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Chiropractic Schools
Our analysis found University of Western States to be the best value school for chiropractic students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College 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 Logan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Chiropractic Schools list. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chesterfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Logan University are $6,600 a year.
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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Parker University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Parker University undergraduate students pay an average of $24,311 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Chiropractic Schools list. NWHSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington.
NWHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,775 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Chiropractic College landed the # 5 spot on the 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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Life University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Chiropractic Schools list. Life is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Marietta.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Life are $13,911 per year.
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D’Youville College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Chiropractic Schools list. Located in the city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
D’Youville College undergraduate students pay an average of $30,108 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, National University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s best value schools for chiropractic students. Located in the suburb of Lombard, National College of Chiropractic is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National College of Chiropractic are $20,758 per year.
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University of Bridgeport ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Chiropractic Schools list. Located in the city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UBridgeport are $35,760 a year.
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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for chiropractic students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale are $22,000 a year.
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Majors Related to Chiropractic
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.
- 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.