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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges
$25,575 Avg Salary
$16,387 Avg Student Debt

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences to be the most popular school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, SCNM is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students. Located in the city of Houston, American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region list. AOMA is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Austin.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Health and Science University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, THSU is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, PIHMA College & Clinic is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental 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 large city of Tucson, Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region list. Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Santa Fe.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 89
Arizona 94
New Mexico 4

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 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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