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 Northwestern Health Sciences University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in alternative medicine, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at NWHSU paid an average of $416 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,272 | $12,272 |
| Fees | $825 | $825 |
alternative medicine who receive their master’s degree from NWHSU make an average of $26,353 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $23,618.
NWHSU does not offer an online option for its alternative medicine master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NWHSU Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Master’s in alternative medicine in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in alternative medicine at NWHSU in 2019-2020, 18.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to alternative medicine and systems.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6 |
*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.
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