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2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges
$25,575 Avg Salary
$16,387 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.

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.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Colleges.

Our analysis found Southwest Institute of Healing Arts to be the most popular school for alternative medicine and systems students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, SWIHA is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Alternative Medicine majors at SWIHA take out an average of $16,387 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best alternative medicine and systems schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, SCNM is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med is a great place for alternative medicine and systems students. Located in the large city of Houston, American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region list. AOMA is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Austin.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Health and Science University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, THSU is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, PIHMA College & Clinic is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Arizona School of Acupuncture and 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public college with a small student population.

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Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Alternative Medicine & Systems Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Santa Fe.

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Paradise Valley Community College 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. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 93
Arizona 112
New Mexico 4

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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