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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools

68 Colleges
$29,138 Avg Salary
$24,035 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,582 people earned a degree or certificate in alternative medicine and systems, making the major the #78 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. This report analyzed 68 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Alternative Medicine & Systems program at each school on the list.

Check out the alternative medicine programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the most popular school in the United States for alternative medicine and systems students. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#2

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bastyr University is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenmore.

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#3

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, CA

Out of the 68 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Five Branches University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Five Branches U is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Cruz.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia University of Integrative Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list. VUIM is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific College of Health and Science. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list. Pacific College New York is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University of Natural Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools list. Located in the city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California Institute of Integral Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. It came in at #7 on the list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. Emperor's College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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Oregon College of Oriental Medicine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. OCOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

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#10

South Baylo University

Anaheim, CA

South Baylo University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools ranking. South Baylo University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Alternative Medicine & Systems students that almost earned our Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences Tempe, AZ
12 Won Institute of Graduate Studies Glenside, PA
12 National University of Health Sciences Lombard, IL

Alternative Medicine & Systems by Region

View the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 26 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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