Alternative Medicine & Systems isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #183 in popularity out of 328 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Associate Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 associate degrees in alternative medicine & systems during the 2021-2022 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to alternative medicine & systems students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of alternative medicine & systems students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt alternative medicine & systems students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized alternative medicine & systems related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for alternative medicine & systems students working on their associate degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Associate Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Alternative Medicine & Systems in the United States
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in alternative medicine & systems.
Top Schools for an Associate in Alternative Medicine
Every student who is interested in an associate degree in alternative medicine & systems needs to look into Front Range Community College. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their associate from the alternative medicine program report average early career earnings of $28,076.
It's hard to beat American College of Healthcare Sciences if you wish to pursue an associate degree in alternative medicine & systems. Located in the large city of Portland, American College of Healthcare Sciences is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Alternative Medicine & Systems associate degree recipients from American College of Healthcare Sciences receive an earnings boost of approximately $6,539 over the typical earnings of alternative medicine & systems majors.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
