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 Pacific College of Health and Science. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in alternative medicine, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Pacific College New York paid an average of $649 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,105 | $16,105 |
| Fees | $220 | $220 |
The median early career salary of alternative medicine students who receive their master’s degree from Pacific College New York is $25,426 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $23,618.
Pacific College New York 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 Pacific College New York Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.6% of the alternative medicine students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in alternative medicine at Pacific College New York in 2019-2020, 46.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 27 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 103 |
*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.