Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy

Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy programs prepare individuals for the independent professional practice of naturopathic medicine, an holistic therapeutic approach combining medical knowledge with noninvasive natural, homeopathic, and non-Western therapies and emphasizing disease prevention, wellness, and self-healing. Includes instruction in the basic medical sciences, epidemiology, neuroscience, biostatistics, public and community health, laboratory and clinical diagnosis, pharmacognosy, botanical medicine, homeopathy, principles of Oriental medicine and Ayurveda, manipulative therapy, naturopathic therapeutics, therapeutic nutrition, case analysis and management, philosophy of naturopathy, patient counseling, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.

Puerto Rico awards the most Masters degrees in Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy of all US states with 12 degrees being awarded last year. Students wanting to major in Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy can expect about 33% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 67% percent to be women. The majority students graduating in this field earn a Doctors degree professional practice. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Naturopathic Medicine/Naturopathy is $38,300.