Master's · Fairfield, Iowa
Is Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems at Maharishi International University worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $44,128
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $36,578
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $39k (likely $39k – $39k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$18k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$385k (likely −$449k – −$310k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$575k (likely −$700k – −$424k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Maharishi International University
- Computer Science (Master's)$139,773
- Computer Programming (Master's)$121,824
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$42,275
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Master's)$24,379
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$23,391
- Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (Bachelor's)$23,077