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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$11,068 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,990 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Associate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which associate degree 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 Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Alternative Medicine & Systems

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Healthcare Sciences the best value school in the United States for alternative medicine and systems students working on their associate degree. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at American College of Healthcare Sciences are $11,928 a year. Alternative Medicine majors at American College of Healthcare Sciences take out an average of $41,157 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at American College of Healthcare Sciences

The excellent associate degree programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value alternative medicine and systems schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also claimed a spot on our Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.

Full Alternative Medicine & Systems at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trinidad State Junior College is a great value for alternative medicine and systems students working on their associate degree. Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Trinidad.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trinidad State Junior College are $6,631 a year.

Read full report on Alternative Medicine & Systems at Trinidad State Junior College

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Red Rocks Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Red Rocks Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

Red Rocks Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,811 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

FRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,454 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that alternative medicine majors at FRCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,174.

Full Alternative Medicine & Systems at Front Range Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Southwest Institute of Healing Arts did quite well on this year’s best value schools for alternative medicine and systems students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tempe, SWIHA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, alternative medicine graduates from SWIHA take out $21,845 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Alternative Medicine & Systems at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts Report

Alternative Medicine & Systems by Region

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

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 6 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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