Best Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner, All Other programs in California, ranked by enrollment
All healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners not listed.
12 schools in California run programs that feed this job, graduating 655 people a year. The job pays a median of $125,550 in California across about 1,600 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in California that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in California that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in California (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own California page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.3301In California → | 605 | 92.4% | 11 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
| 2 | CIP 51.3305In California → | 40 | 6.1% | 1 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
| 3 | CIP 51.3306In California → | 10 | 1.5% | 1 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
Top 12 schools in California
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 12 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific College of Health and Science San Diego, CA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 255 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | 77% | $40,515 | — |
| 2 | Five Branches University Santa Cruz, CA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 100 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Southern California University of Health Sciences Whittier, CA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 74 | Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda | $27,755 | 50% | $45,633 | — |
| 4 | Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 60 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | South Baylo University Anaheim, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 41 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Alhambra Medical University Alhambra, CA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 33 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Dongguk University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | University of East - West Medicine Sunnyvale, CA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences Oakland, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | ICOHS College San Diego, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Holistic/Integrative Health | — | 80% | $58,478 | — |
| 12 | California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — |
All 12 schools in California
Every school in California with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific College of Health and Science | San Diego | Private for-profit | 255 | 1 |
| Five Branches University | Santa Cruz | Private for-profit | 100 | 1 |
| Southern California University of Health Sciences | Whittier | Private not-for-profit | 74 | 2 |
| Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College - Berkeley | Berkeley | Private not-for-profit | 60 | 1 |
| South Baylo University | Anaheim | Private not-for-profit | 41 | 1 |
| Alhambra Medical University | Alhambra | Private for-profit | 33 | 1 |
| Dongguk University Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private not-for-profit | 25 | 1 |
| Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Los Angeles | Private not-for-profit | 25 | 1 |
| University of East - West Medicine | Sunnyvale | Private for-profit | 20 | 1 |
| Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences | Oakland | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 1 |
| ICOHS College | San Diego | Private not-for-profit | 10 | 1 |
| California Institute of Integral Studies | San Francisco | Private not-for-profit | 1 | 1 |
What healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other earn in California
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $115,210. California pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in California
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other page.
How to become a Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner, All Other
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in California
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 14 majors mapped to Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 51.3300Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General
- 51.3301Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- 51.3303Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy
- 51.3304Homeopathic Medicine/Homeopathy(no graduates reported)
- 51.3305Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda
- 51.3306Holistic/Integrative Health
- 51.3399Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, Other
- 51.3401Direct Entry Midwifery
- 51.3499Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services, Other
- 51.3701Aromatherapy
- 51.3702Herbalism/Herbalist
- 51.3703Polarity Therapy(no graduates reported)
- 51.3704Reiki(no graduates reported)
- 51.3799Energy and Biologically Based Therapies, Other(no graduates reported)
Common questions
Answers for people weighing healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other programs in California.
What degree do you need to become a Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner, All Other?+
Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, which awarded 605 degrees in California in 2024-25, 92.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioner, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. Together they graduate about 655 people a year in California.
How much do healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other earn in California?+
The median is $125,550 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 9.0% above the U.S. median of $115,210. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +2.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 2,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in California?+
12 institutions in California reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Physician, Orthoptist, Doctor (Dr), Naturopathic Doctor, Certified Orthoptist, Clinical Orthoptist (CO) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 29-1299.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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