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How long does it take to complete the Master of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine program?
4 years

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How many MAHM program students enrolled in the 2022-2023 academic year?
69

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What is the estimated 4-year cost for the MAHM program?

4 years estimated tuition* - $84,000
Fees - $6,550
Books & supplies - $3,904
Estimated 4-Year Total - $94,454*
 

*Based on 2023-24 tuition rate and not including incremental increases in costs.

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What was the MAHM retention rate between Fall 2022 and Fall 2023, not including graduated students?
96.2%

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What are the statistics on gender and ethnicity for Daoist Traditions’ students? 
Please see the College Navigator Website for the most updated statistics about our college.

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What was the 2022-23 MAHM graduation rate?

100% of fourth-year students were eligible for graduation during the 2022-23 academic year.

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What percentage of 2022-2023 graduates completed the Master’s program within the normal time frame of 4 years?
94.1%

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What percentage of students pass the NCCAOM Certification Exams on their first try?
Acupuncture licenses are regulated by individual states. Many states, including North Carolina, use the NCCAOM Certification Exams as a requirement for licensure. There are 4 separate sections of the NCCAOM exams and the pass rates for students vary on each section. Some states do not require all sections to be taken for licensure. Please see the below chart for a comparison of Daoist Traditions’ students’ pass rates for first-time test takers compared with the national average.

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What percentage of alumni work in the Chinese medicine profession?*
2016 graduates: 100%
2017 graduates: 91%
2018 graduates: 91%
2019 graduates*: 85%
2020 graduates*: 82.4%

2021 graduates: 74%

2022 graduates: 65%

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Graduate data is gathered through alumni surveys and online research.
*Please note that numbers for 2019-2020 were affected by delays in NCCAOM exams and licensing due to COVID-19

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How do I find out more about this career and average incomes in this field?
For more information about a career in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, visit the O*NET Website or the Bureau of Labor Statistics site for acupuncture. This website lists most occupational fields and includes information about income for each field. Each occupation is classified with an occupational code. The Standard Occupational Code (SOC) for the career is 29-1291 (Acupuncturists).  The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code for the MAHM and DAHM programs is 51.3301 (Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) and 51.3302 (Traditional Asian/Chinese Medicine and Chinese Herbology) for the CCHM program. 
 

Check out Daoist Traditions profile on the College Navigator Website.