2023 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
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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 California for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,564 people earned their degree in alternative medicine and systems, making the major the 167th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, alternative medicine and systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,138 and had an average of $24,035 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 1,275 alternative medicine and systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,228 and $32,103 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in alternative medicine and systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality alternative medicine and systems programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the alternative medicine and systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The alternative medicine school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree vets studying alternative medicine.
Top 3 Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific College of Health and Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Pacific College of Health and Science is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 457 doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Pacific College San Diego also made our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1.Of the 967 students enrolled at Pacific College of Health and Science, 77 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,077. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Integral Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate list. CIIS is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 51 doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees to qualified students.
CIIS also took the #2 spot in our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Of the 1,530 students enrolled at California Institute of Integral Studies, 52 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,556. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received scholarships 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CIIS]](/colleges/california-institute-of-integral-studies/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Alternative Medicine for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine landed the #3 spot on the list. Santa Monica, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s alternative medicine degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emperor’s College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Alternative Medicine & Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, Emperor’s College supports 228 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,081. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Notes and References
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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