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Alternative Medicine & Systems at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med

Alternative Medicine & Systems at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med

If you are interested in studying alternative medicine & systems, you may want to check out the program at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 123.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Alternative Medicine & Systems section at the bottom of this page.

American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med Alternative Medicine & Systems Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Alternative Medicine

American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med Alternative Medicine & Systems Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in alternative medicine, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Alternative Medicine Student Demographics at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the alternative medicine majors at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med.

American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Program

73% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of alternative medicine master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in alternative medicine each year. American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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In the alternative medicine master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med with a master's in alternative medicine.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Alternative Medicine & Systems

If you plan to be a alternative medicine major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 35

Careers That Alternative Medicine Grads May Go Into

A degree in alternative medicine can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers 1,910 $59,360
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners 980 $70,270

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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