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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California

13 Colleges
$28,228 Avg Salary
$32,103 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems School for You

With 990 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, alternative medicine and systems is the #29 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 in California ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges.

Our analysis found Pacific College of Health and Science to be the most popular school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Five Branches University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Santa Cruz, Five Branches U is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at California Institute of Integral Studies helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Santa Monica, Emperor's College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

South Baylo University

Anaheim, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Baylo University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Anaheim, South Baylo University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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University of East - West Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Sunnyvale, UEWM is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in California ranking. Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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With a ranking of #7, Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. Yo San University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Angeles.

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Alhambra Medical University 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. Fen Wu University of Alternative Medicine is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Alhambra.

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Dongguk University Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular alternative medicine and systems programs. Dongguk Royal University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 172
Oregon 187
Nevada 6
Hawaii 14

Alternative Medicine & Systems is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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 13 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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