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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$21,422 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,370 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for alternative medicine 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Alternative Medicine & Systems

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the best value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pacific College San Diego are $12,668 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at California Institute of Integral Studies helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value alternative medicine and systems schools in the Far Western US Region . CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CIIS are $22,188 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University of Natural Medicine landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NUNM are $18,271 per year.

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#4

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bastyr University is a great value for alternative medicine and systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Bastyr University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenmore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bastyr University are $29,517 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine is a great value for alternative medicine and systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Emperor's College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emperor’s College are $18,043 per year.

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Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. 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.

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $13,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southern California University of Health Sciences landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SCU are $35,408 a year.

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Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best alternative medicine and systems schools 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.

  • 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 Aphiwat chuangchoem.

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