Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

1063rd
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
8
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
1
Women
7

Trends

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Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
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Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Bastyr University8
Average private university graduating class: 8 students.

O's Insights on Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.