A program that prepares individuals 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. Includes instruction in 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.
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Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
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1 | South Baylo University | 109 | 100% | N/A |
2 | Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-New York | 91 | 72% | $11,849 |
3 | University of East-West Medicine | 74 | 100% | N/A |
4 | Oregon College of Oriental Medicine | 67 | 100% | N/A |
5 | Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-San Diego | 64 | 40% | $10,317 |
6 | Maryland University of Integrative Health | 61 | 14% | N/A |
7 | New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 48 | 73% | N/A |
8 | Bastyr University | 45 | 21% | N/A |
9 | MCPHS University | 45 | 3% | $55,120 |
10 | Five Branches University | 41 | 100% | N/A |
11 | AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine | 37 | 100% | N/A |
12 | Tri-State College of Acupuncture | 34 | 100% | N/A |
13 | Acupuncture and Massage College | 34 | 45% | $11,116 |
14 | Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine | 34 | 50% | N/A |
15 | Florida College of Integrative Medicine | 34 | 100% | N/A |
16 | Texas Health and Science University | 29 | 64% | N/A |
17 | Dongguk University-Los Angeles | 26 | 100% | N/A |
18 | National University of Natural Medicine | 24 | 29% | N/A |
19 | California Institute of Integral Studies | 23 | 8% | N/A |
20 | Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-Chicago | 23 | 55% | $7,630 |
21 | New York Chiropractic College | 22 | 19% | N/A |
22 | American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med | 22 | 81% | N/A |
23 | National University of Health Sciences | 21 | 34% | N/A |
24 | Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley | 21 | 100% | N/A |
25 | New York College of Health Professions | 21 | 14% | $16,251 |
26 | University of Bridgeport | 20 | 1% | $55,583 |
27 | Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | 20 | 100% | N/A |
28 | Alhambra Medical University | 20 | 100% | N/A |
29 | Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine | 18 | 72% | N/A |
30 | Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine | 18 | 100% | N/A |
31 | Southwest Acupuncture College-Boulder | 17 | 100% | N/A |
32 | Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences | 16 | 100% | N/A |
33 | Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 14 | 47% | N/A |
34 | Won Institute of Graduate Studies | 13 | 45% | N/A |
35 | Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Med | 13 | 100% | N/A |
36 | Academy for Five Element Acupuncture | 13 | 100% | N/A |
37 | Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture | 11 | 100% | N/A |
38 | Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts | 11 | 100% | N/A |
39 | Southern California University SOMA | 11 | 100% | N/A |
40 | Virginia University of Integrative Medicine | 11 | 100% | N/A |
41 | Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | 10 | 100% | N/A |
42 | Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine | 10 | 100% | N/A |
43 | American Institute of Alternative Medicine | 10 | 6% | $15,790 |
44 | Southern California University of Health Sciences | 7 | 12% | $8,408 |
45 | Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine | 7 | 100% | N/A |
46 | Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Evanston | 6 | 27% | N/A |
47 | American Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 3 | 100% | N/A |
48 | Wongu University of Oriental Medicine | 3 | 100% | N/A |
49 | Northwestern Health Sciences University | 2 | 3% | $11,796 |
50 | Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine | 1 | 5% | N/A |
51 | Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 1 | 20% | N/A |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.