Palmer College of Chiropractic

Top Five Reasons to Consider a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree

1. Chiropractic employment is expected to rise by 20 percent between 2008 and 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition.

2. Chiropractic is the third largest organized healthcare profession in the United States, with nearly 70,000 chiropractors. Of those, about one-third are Palmer graduates.

3. Chiropractic patients report high levels of satisfaction with care, with 88 of respondents indicating that chiropractic helped "a lot" with back pain in an April 2009 Consumer Reports study.

4. Chiropractors also report high levels of career satisfaction related to compensation, patient relationships and relationships with colleagues, according to a study published in 2004 in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics.

5. In a July 2010 Forbes magazine feature, chiropractic practice was rated second among the top 20 most profitable businesses. The mean salary for chiropractors in 2009 was $94,454, according to Chiropractic Economics magazine.

Top Five Reasons to Choose Palmer College

1. Palmer College is the founder of chiropractic and chiropractic education. The profession began at Palmer nearly 150 years ago.

2. Palmer is the first and largest of the chiropractic colleges, with campuses in Davenport, Iowa; San Jose, Calif.; and Port Orange, Fla. Palmer has the largest and most complete library, the most highly funded chiropractic research facility in the world, and the best cafeteria food. (Well, we think so!)

3. Palmer is regionally and nationally accredited—both important measures of academic quality—which ensures that your credits will transfer to other institutions should you decide to pursue additional education beyond your Doctor of Chiropractic degree.

4. Palmer equips students to serve others in their communities and abroad through the Clinic Abroad Program, which travels to India, Fiji, Brazil and beyond to provide care to underserved populations.

5. Palmer provides clinical rotation opportunities with Department of Defense and Veteran's Affairs facilities.

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