2023 Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is the 287th most popular major in the country with 1,930 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 253 acupuncture and oriental medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in acupuncture and oriental medicine. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great acupuncture and oriental medicine programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the acupuncture and oriental medicine program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying acupuncture and oriental medicine.
Top 3 Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific College of Health and Science. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s. Pacific College of Health and Science is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees to qualified students.
Pacific College New York also took the #3 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 677 students enrolled at Pacific College New York, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,885. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pacific College of Health and Science]](/colleges/pacific-college-of-oriental-medicine-new-york/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryland University of Integrative Health landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Laurel, Maryland, and it awarded 17 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
MUIH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 815 students enrolled at Maryland University of Integrative Health, 96 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 74 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,332. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York College of Health Professions. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for a Master’s. New York College of Health Professions is located in Syosset, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s acupuncture and oriental medicine degrees to qualified students.
New York College of Health Professions did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 367 students enrolled at New York College of Health Professions, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,294. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New York College of Health Professions]](/colleges/new-york-college-of-health-professions/student-life/veterans/)
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References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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