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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$15,471 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$95,097 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

#1

Milligan University

Milligan College, TN

Our analysis found Milligan University to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Tennessee. Milligan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Milligan College.

Milligan graduate students pay an average of $9,796 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Milligan not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public school with a small student population.

UTHSC graduate students pay an average of $15,529 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Trevecca Nazarene University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TNU are $11,585 a year.

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#4

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel are $11,723 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Christian Brothers are $13,463 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Christian Brothers University Report

#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

Lipscomb also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

Full Allied Health Professions at Lipscomb University Report

With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 a year.

UT Chattanooga also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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Lincoln Memorial University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LMU are $20,104 a year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Lincoln Memorial University Report

#9

Lee University

Cleveland, TN

Lee University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lee University are $15,050 per year.

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#10

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at South College are $27,765 per year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges 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 10 schools only.

  • 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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