by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Alternative Medicine & Systems is a major offered under the health professions program of study at California Institute of Integral Studies. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in alternative medicine, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at CIIS paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $21,708 | $21,708 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
The median early career salary of alternative medicine students who receive their doctor’s degree from CIIS is $36,141 per year. That is 53% higher than the national average of $23,650.
Online degrees for the CIIS alternative medicine doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CIIS Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.1% of the alternative medicine students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 76.0%.
Around 37.7% of alternative medicine doctor’s degree recipients at CIIS in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 14 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 37 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 69 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.