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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region

24 Colleges
$27,443 Avg Salary
$33,235 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Pacific College of Health and Science the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for alternative medicine and systems students. Pacific College San Diego is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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The excellent programs at American College of Healthcare Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the Far Western US Region . American College of Healthcare Sciences is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Alternative Medicine majors at American College of Healthcare Sciences take out an average of $34,366 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bastyr University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Bastyr University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kenmore.

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#5

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Five Branches University is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students. Five Branches U is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Cruz.

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National University of Natural Medicine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, NUNM is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern California University of Health Sciences did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for alternative medicine and systems students. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

Alternative Medicine majors at SCU take out an average of $20,268 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Alternative Medicine & Systems at Southern California University of Health Sciences Report

California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular alternative medicine and systems programs. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Emperor's College is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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Oregon College of 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 #10 on the list. OCOM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Full Alternative Medicine & Systems at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine Report

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 24 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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