Herbalism/Herbalist

Herbalism/Herbalist programs prepare 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.

For all the 76 degrees awarded in Herbalism/Herbalist per year, the majority of them are Postbaccalaureate certificate. Of the 38 students graduating with degrees at the Postbaccalaureate certificate level in the US, 13% percent identify as men and 87% percent identify as women. While students at schools all over the country study Herbalism/Herbalist, Maryland has the most graduates. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Herbalism/Herbalist is $38,300.