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2023 Most Popular Chiropractic Schools

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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 Most Popular Chiropractic Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Chiropractic program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Chiropractic Colleges.

Our analysis found Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport to be the most popular school for chiropractic students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Life University

Marietta, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Life University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Chiropractic Schools list. Life is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Marietta.

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#3

Parker University

Dallas, TX

The excellent programs at Parker University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best chiropractic schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Dallas, Parker University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Logan University is a great place for chiropractic students. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chesterfield.

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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern Health Sciences University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NWHSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#6

New York Chiropractic College

Seneca Falls, NY

New York Chiropractic College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Chiropractic Schools ranking. New York Chiropractic College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Seneca Falls.

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University of Western States did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for chiropractic students. It came in at #7 on the list. 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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With a ranking of #8, Life Chiropractic College West did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chiropractic students. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Life West is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Cleveland University - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for chiropractic students. Cleveland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

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Sherman College of Chiropractic ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Chiropractic Schools list. Sherman College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Spartanburg.

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Chiropractic by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Chiropractic is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Chiropractic Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Chiropractic 2,658

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 17 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.

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