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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

19 Colleges
$45,735 Avg Salary
$19,890 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, allied health professions students earned 1,213 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the allied health associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting the best school in Tennessee for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting carry an average student debtload of $19,878.

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Out of the 19 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jackson, JSCC is a public college with a small student population.

On average, allied health graduates from JSCC take out $7,282 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chattanooga State Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Chattanooga State Community College carry an average student debtload of $19,804.

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#4

South College

Knoxville, TN

Out of the 19 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, South College landed the # 4 spot on the list. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Knoxville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fortis Institute - Nashville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Fortis Institute - Nashville is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, allied health graduates from Fortis Institute - Nashville take out $28,580 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Volunteer State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from VSCC carry an average student debtload of $13,796.

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Roane State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Harriman.

On average, allied health graduates from Roane State Community College take out $13,614 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, Baptist College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Nashville State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Nashville State Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,836.

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Walters State Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health professions programs. WSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Morristown.

While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at WSCC accumulate an average of around $8,288 in student debt.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 3,670
North Carolina 1,932
Kentucky 801
Georgia 1,299
West Virginia 356
Virginia 1,447
Louisiana 593
Mississippi 504
South Carolina 644
Alabama 797
Arkansas 609

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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