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2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, alternative medicine and systems was ranked #78 in the country. In fact 2,582 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for alternative medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Alternative Medicine & Systems

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the best school in the Far Western US Region for alternative medicine and systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Integral Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#3

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bastyr University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenmore.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University of Natural Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern California University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Emperor's College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for alternative medicine and systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best alternative medicine and systems colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 990
Washington 172
Oregon 187
Nevada 6
Hawaii 14

One of 29 majors within the area of study, alternative medicine and systems has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Alternative Medicine

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).
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