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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$10,794 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,194 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 40 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

$4,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Volunteer State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for allied health professions students. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VSCC are $4,384 a year. Allied Health majors at VSCC take out an average of $9,956 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Volunteer State Community College Report

$4,618 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 40 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 city of Jackson, JSCC is a public school with a small student population.

JSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Jackson State Community College Report

$4,416 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Motlow State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Tennessee list. Motlow is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Tullahoma.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Motlow are $4,416 a year.

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$4,430 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Chattanooga State Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Chattanooga State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Chattanooga State Community College take out is $17,363.

Full Allied Health Professions at Chattanooga State Community College Report

$4,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dyersburg State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Tennessee list. DSCC is a small public school located in the distant town of Dyersburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DSCC are $4,410 a year.

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$4,372 Average Tuition & Fees

Nashville State Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Nashville State Community College take out is $11,827.

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$4,430 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwest Tennessee Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Tennessee ranking. Southwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest are $4,430 per year.

Full Allied Health Professions at Southwest Tennessee Community College Report

$4,399 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Walters State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students. WSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Morristown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSCC are $4,399 per year.

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$4,666 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbia State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Columbia, Columbia State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia State Community College are $4,666 a year. On average, allied health graduates from Columbia State Community College take out $12,188 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,636 Average Tuition & Fees

Roane State Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Tennessee ranking. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Harriman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Roane State Community College are $4,636 per year. After completing their degree, allied health graduates from Roane State Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,757.

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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 25 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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