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2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$15,451 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,443 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems School for You

Alternative Medicine & Systems is the #164 most popular major in the country with 3,564 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for alternative medicine students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the alternative medicine programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools

$9,826 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Pacific College of Health and Science to be the best value school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific College San Diego are $9,826 per year.

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$11,928 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American College of Healthcare Sciences. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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. The average amount in student loans that alternative medicine majors at American College of Healthcare Sciences take out is $34,366.

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$11,993 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern California University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the Far Western US Region . SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCU are $11,993 per year. On average, alternative medicine graduates from SCU take out $20,268 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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$20,980 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, California Institute of Integral Studies did quite well on this year’s best value schools for alternative medicine and systems students. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CIIS are $20,980 a year.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, National University also is in the top 20% of our Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for alternative medicine and systems students. It came in at #8 on the list. Emperor's College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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$11,510 Average Tuition & Fees

National University of Natural Medicine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for alternative medicine and systems students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

NUNM undergraduate students pay an average of $11,510 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA
$27,645 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Bastyr University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for alternative medicine and systems students. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Kenmore.

Bastyr University undergraduate students pay an average of $27,645 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,164
Washington 172
Oregon 244
Nevada 6
Hawaii 14

Alternative Medicine & Systems is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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