Herbalism/Herbalist

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to utilize the materia medica and clinical practices of Western, Native American, African, Australasian, and other herbal medicine traditions to prevent and cure illness and temporary physical disorders. Includes instruction in basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; nutrition; terminology and materia medica; therapeutic herbalism; herbal pharmacy; botanicals and ethnobotany; wildcrafting and harvesting; labeling and dispensing phytotherapy; counterindications; practice management; consultation skills; and professional standards and ethics.

Numbers at a glance

957th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
1
Colleges offer it
18
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
3
Women
15

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Bastyr University18
Average private university graduating class: 18 students.

O's Insights on Herbalism/Herbalist

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.