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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,443 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems 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 Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

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

$9,826 Average Tuition & Fees

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. 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 undergraduate student at Pacific College San Diego are $9,826 a year.

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$11,928 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Healthcare Sciences landed the # 2 spot on the list. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

American College of Healthcare Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $11,928 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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$20,980 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California Institute of Integral Studies helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the Far Western US Region . CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CIIS are $20,980 per year.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Emperor's College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Santa Monica.

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$11,510 Average Tuition & Fees

National University of Natural Medicine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

NUNM undergraduate students pay an average of $11,510 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA
$27,645 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Bastyr University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for alternative medicine and systems students. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenmore.

Bastyr University undergraduate students pay an average of $27,645 in tuition and fees each year.

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$11,993 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern California University of Health Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

SCU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,993 in tuition and fees each 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 9 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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