2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 3,564 people earned a degree or certificate in alternative medicine and systems, making the major the #164 most popular in the United States.
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, Course Advisor has created its Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for alternative medicine majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Pacific College of Health and Science to be the best school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, MCPHS University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the # 3 spot on the list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Bastyr University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Bastyr University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenmore.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at National University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. National College of Chiropractic is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lombard.
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With a ranking of #6, National University of Natural Medicine did quite well on this year’s best schools for alternative medicine and systems students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Northwestern Health Sciences University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Bridgeport ranked #8 on this year’s Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.
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Pacific College of Health and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for alternative medicine and systems students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Pacific College Chicago is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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Maryland University of Integrative Health landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree alternative medicine and systems programs. MUIH is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.
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Rankings in Majors Related to Alternative Medicine
Alternative Medicine & Systems is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Alternative Medicine
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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