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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,961 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Undergraduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Alternative Medicine & Systems

Our 2023 rankings named Southern California University of Health Sciences the best value school in the Far Western US Region for alternative medicine and systems students working on their undergraduate certificate. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Whittier.

SCU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,993 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, alternative medicine graduates from SCU carry an average student debtload of $22,631.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American College of Healthcare Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Alternative Medicine & Systems Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

American College of Healthcare Sciences undergraduate students pay an average of $11,928 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that alternative medicine majors at American College of Healthcare Sciences take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $25,313.

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Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges by State

Explore the best alternative medicine and systems colleges 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 2 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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