by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for alternative medicine & systems students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 978 doctor's degrees in alternative medicine & systems during the <nil> academic year.
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Your choice of alternative medicine & systems for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality alternative medicine program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for alternative medicine & systems students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in alternative medicine & systems.
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in alternative medicine & systems has to check out Pacific College of Health and Science. Located in the large city of San Diego, Pacific College San Diego is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a doctorate in alternative medicine & systems from Pacific College of Health and Science
Bastyr University is a good option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in alternative medicine & systems. Bastyr University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Kenmore.
Those alternative medicine & systems students who get their doctor's degree from Bastyr University make $3,376 more than the average alternative medicine grad.
More information about a doctorate in alternative medicine & systems from Bastyr University
Northwestern Health Sciences University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in alternative medicine & systems. NWHSU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bloomington.More information about a doctorate in alternative medicine & systems from Northwestern Health Sciences University
Southern California University of Health Sciences is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in alternative medicine & systems. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in alternative medicine & systems from Southern California University of Health Sciences
Located in the large suburb of Gurabo, Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in alternative medicine & systems from Universidad del Turabo
Pacific College Chicago is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in alternative medicine & systems from Pacific College of Health and Science
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Alternative Medicine & Systems is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 716 |
| Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy | 254 |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology | 8 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 29,168 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 16,935 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 13,508 |
| Nursing | 13,058 |
| Dentistry | 6,928 |
| Chiropractic | 2,698 |
| Optometry | 1,780 |
| Communication Sciences | 1,034 |
| Public Health | 1,011 |
| Allied Health Professions | 786 |