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 Âé¶¹Íø | 109 | 100% | N/A |
2 | Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-New York | 91 | 72% | $11,849 |
3 | Âé¶¹Íø 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 Âé¶¹Íø of Integrative Health | 61 | 14% | N/A |
7 | New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 48 | 73% | N/A |
8 | Bastyr Âé¶¹Íø | 45 | 21% | N/A |
9 | MCPHS Âé¶¹Íø | 45 | 3% | $55,120 |
10 | Five Branches Âé¶¹Íø | 41 | 100% | N/A |
11 | AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine | 37 | 100% | N/A |
12 | Acupuncture and Massage College | 34 | 45% | $11,116 |
13 | Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine | 34 | 50% | N/A |
14 | Florida College of Integrative Medicine | 34 | 100% | N/A |
15 | Tri-State College of Acupuncture | 34 | 100% | N/A |
16 | Texas Health and Science Âé¶¹Íø | 29 | 64% | N/A |
17 | Dongguk Âé¶¹Íø-Los Angeles | 26 | 100% | N/A |
18 | National Âé¶¹Íø of Natural Medicine | 24 | 29% | N/A |
19 | Pacific College of Oriental Medicine-Chicago | 23 | 55% | $7,630 |
20 | California Institute of Integral Studies | 23 | 8% | N/A |
21 | New York Chiropractic College | 22 | 19% | N/A |
22 | American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med | 22 | 81% | N/A |
23 | Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley | 21 | 100% | N/A |
24 | New York College of Health Professions | 21 | 14% | $16,251 |
25 | National Âé¶¹Íø of Health Sciences | 21 | 34% | N/A |
26 | Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | 20 | 100% | N/A |
27 | Alhambra Medical Âé¶¹Íø | 20 | 100% | N/A |
28 | Âé¶¹Íø of Bridgeport | 20 | 1% | $55,583 |
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 | Academy for Five Element Acupuncture | 13 | 100% | N/A |
35 | Won Institute of Graduate Studies | 13 | 45% | N/A |
36 | Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Med | 13 | 100% | N/A |
37 | Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts | 11 | 100% | N/A |
38 | Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture | 11 | 100% | N/A |
39 | Southern California Âé¶¹Íø SOMA | 11 | 100% | N/A |
40 | Virginia Âé¶¹Íø of Integrative Medicine | 11 | 100% | N/A |
41 | American Institute of Alternative Medicine | 10 | 6% | $15,790 |
42 | Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine | 10 | 100% | N/A |
43 | Southwest Acupuncture College-Santa Fe | 10 | 100% | N/A |
44 | Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine | 7 | 100% | N/A |
45 | Southern California Âé¶¹Íø of Health Sciences | 7 | 12% | $8,408 |
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 Âé¶¹Íø of Oriental Medicine | 3 | 100% | N/A |
49 | Northwestern Health Sciences Âé¶¹Íø | 2 | 3% | $11,796 |
50 | Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 1 | 20% | N/A |
51 | Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine | 1 | 5% | 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.