Alternative Medicine & Systems at Five Branches University

If you are interested in studying alternative medicine & systems, you may want to check out the program at Five Branches University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Five Branches U is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 349 students attend the school each year.

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.

Five Branches U Alternative Medicine & Systems Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Alternative Medicine

Five Branches U Alternative Medicine & Systems Rankings

There were 113 students who received their doctoral degrees in alternative medicine, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Alternative Medicine Student Demographics at Five Branches U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the alternative medicine majors at Five Branches University.

Five Branches U Alternative Medicine & Systems Master’s Program

77% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of alternative medicine master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in alternative medicine each year. Five Branches U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the alternative medicine master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Five Branches University with a master's in alternative medicine.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Five Branches University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	155

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 CA, the home state for Five Branches University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers	4,350	$74,900
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners	4,130	$74,080

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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