Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda

Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda programs prepare individuals for the independent professional practice of Ayurveda, a holistic health care system based on the use of dietary, lifestyle, spiritual, pharmacological and physical therapies to remove imbalances and restore health as defined in Vedic and other classical Sanskrit authorities in the Indian tradition. Includes instruction in Sanskrit; history, philosophy, and principles of Ayurveda; Ayurvedic pharmacology; anatomy and physiology; internal medicine; herbology; diagnostic techniques; patient examination and communication; therapeutic modalities; detoxification theory and practice; mind and body behavior modification; Yoga; clinical pediatrics and gynecology; diet therapies; treatment of specific diseases; and professional standards and ethics.

While Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda has degrees up to the Postbaccalaureate certificate, most students earn a Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years. Students major in Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda all around the US, though the major at the Masters degree level has the most graduates in Iowa. The average annual income for an undergraduate degree in Ayurvedic Medicine/Ayurveda is $38,300.