Best degree programs for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, ranked by enrollment
10 college programs and 84 schools train Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $115,210 median wage, 28,630 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
10 college programs at 84 schools train healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other, graduating 3,027 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. The job pays a median of $115,210 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other
All healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners not listed separately.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
10 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.3301 | 1,453 | 48.0% | 45 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
| 2 | CIP 51.3300 | 422 | 13.9% | 7 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
| 3 | CIP 51.3306 | 399 | 13.2% | 20 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
| 4 | CIP 51.3399 | 242 | 8.0% | 6 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
| 5 | CIP 51.3303 | 201 | 6.6% | 7 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
| 6 | CIP 51.3305 | 142 | 4.7% | 4 | $27,262 | $18,492 |
| 7 | Direct Entry Midwiferymain feeder CIP 51.3401 | 69 | 2.3% | 4 | $40,712 | $21,789 |
| 8 | CIP 51.3702 | 56 | 1.9% | 5 | — | $29,166 |
| 9 | CIP 51.3499 | 29 | 1.0% | 1 | $40,712 | $21,789 |
| 10 | CIP 51.3701 | 14 | 0.5% | 1 | — | $29,166 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $125,550 | 1,600 | 0.48× | 12 | 655 |
| Oregonlimited | $95,600 | 360 | 0.99× | 2 | 299 |
| Florida | $99,260 | 850 | 0.47× | 6 | 250 |
| Arizona | $95,780 | — | — | 5 | 243 |
| Ohiomoderate | $101,710 | 880 | 0.86× | 3 | 159 |
| Iowalimited | $89,480 | 290 | 1.00× | 1 | 152 |
| New Yorkmoderate | $127,360 | 750 | 0.42× | 3 | 150 |
| Colorado | $101,570 | 650 | 1.23× | 5 | 133 |
| Minnesota | $99,400 | 290 | 0.53× | 6 | 107 |
| Washingtonlimited | $103,380 | 600 | 0.92× | 2 | 106 |
| Virginialimited | $87,530 | — | — | 2 | 96 |
| Massachusettslimited | $106,060 | 600 | 0.90× | 2 | 82 |
| Marylandlimited | $164,670 | 5,840 | 11.49× | 1 | 77 |
| Pennsylvaniamoderate | $103,150 | 870 | 0.78× | 4 | 76 |
| Illinois | $95,080 | 1,110 | 0.99× | 5 | 75 |
| North Carolinalimited | $117,210 | 800 | 0.88× | 2 | 65 |
| Texaslimited | $105,370 | 1,250 | 0.48× | 2 | 44 |
| Wisconsinmoderate | $104,330 | 290 | 0.53× | 4 | 35 |
| Utahlimited | $119,430 | 310 | 0.97× | 1 | 34 |
| New Jerseylimited | $100,900 | 470 | 0.59× | 2 | 28 |
| Hawaiilimited | $119,520 | 90 | 0.76× | 1 | 26 |
| Vermontlimited | $83,740 | 70 | 1.33× | 1 | 22 |
| Nebraskalimited | $86,260 | 90 | 0.48× | 1 | 19 |
| Indianalimited | $83,780 | 240 | 0.40× | 2 | 16 |
| Connecticutlimited | $119,970 | 410 | 1.31× | 1 | 14 |
| New Mexicolimited | $94,660 | 140 | 0.90× | 2 | 13 |
| Michiganlimited | $92,410 | 610 | 0.76× | 1 | 9 |
| Missourilimited | $112,260 | 420 | 0.77× | 1 | 3 |
| Nevadalimited | $85,590 | 240 | 0.84× | 1 | 3 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics.
- Educate patients about health care management.
- Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens.
- Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes.
- Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids.
- Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories.
- Diagnose health conditions, based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs.
- Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy, and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself.
Skills
- Active Listening4.1
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Writing3.8
- Active Learning3.5
- Science3.4
- Learning Strategies3.3
Knowledge areas
- Medicine and Dentistry4.6
- English Language4.2
- Customer and Personal Service4.1
- Psychology4.1
- Biology4.0
- Therapy and Counseling3.7
Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.1
- Inductive Reasoning4.1
- Oral Expression4.1
- Deductive Reasoning4.1
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Written Comprehension4.0
Core activities
- Assisting and Caring for Others4.7
- Documenting/Recording Information4.7
- Getting Information4.6
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.5
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others4.2
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.2
Tools and technology
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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.
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)
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
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 1,453 degrees in 2024-25, 48.0% 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 10 programs to this occupation. The largest are Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services, Energy and Biologically Based Therapies. Together they graduate about 3,027 people a year.
How much do healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other earn?+
The median is $115,210 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $65,210 at the 10th percentile to $195,190 at the 90th. 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?+
84 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 10 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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