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Programs in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

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This program teaches subjects that prepare students for the independent professional practice of acupuncture, a Chinese system of health care and healing based on the use of pulse diagnosis, acupuncture point selection, and needle insertion, as well as herbs and other Asian treatment modalities. Acupuncture studies focus on: basic Western medical sciences, Asian philosophy, Chinese medical anatomy and physiology, Chinese herbs, diagnostic techniques, patient observation and communication, acupuncture points and point selection, acupuncture techniques, acupuncture treatment of disease, pain management, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.

Top Schools For Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Programs

Most Selective:
Northwestern Health Sciences University

Least Selective:
American Inst. of Alt. Medicine

Largest:
University of Bridgeport

Smallest:
Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine

Most Expensive:
University of Bridgeport

Least Expensive:
South Baylo University

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Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
South Baylo University
Anaheim, CA		$7,296 146 171 Certificate (0), Bachelor's (19),
Master's (152), Doctoral (0)
Texas Traditional Chinese Medicine
Austin, TX		Unknown 0 95 Master's (95)
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
Portland, OR		Unknown 0 91 Master's (81), Doctoral (10)
Pacific College - San Diego
San Diego, CA		$9,670 50 68 Master's (63), Doctoral (5)
Five Branches University
Santa Cruz, CA		Unknown 0 67 Master's (49), Doctoral (18)
Tai Sophia Institute
Laurel, MD		Unknown 0 62 Master's (62)
Samra Oriental Medicine
Los Angeles, CA		Unknown 0 59 Master's (59)
New York Health Professions
Syosset, NY		$10,806 791 54 Bachelor's (27), Master's (27)
Academy of Oriental Medicine
Austin, TX		Unknown 0 46 Master's (46)
Southern California Health Sciences
Whittier, CA		$12,200 0 46 Master's (46)
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Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 100 8%
Associate Not Available 0%
Bachelor's 48 4%
Master's 1,091 86%
Doctoral 23 2%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 452 36%
Female 810 64%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 321 29%
Black or African American 29 3%
Hispanic or Latino 52 5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 4 0%
White (Non-Hispanic) 652 59%
Other/Unknown 56 5%
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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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