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2023 Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

26 Colleges
$23,854 Avg Salary
$11,167 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked 7th in Tennessee. In fact, 483 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Check out the medical assisting undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Fortis Institute - Cookeville the best school in Tennessee for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fortis Institute - Cookeville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting graduates from Fortis Institute - Cookeville carry an average student debtload of $13,487. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $47, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Genesis Career College-Lebanon. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Genesis Career College-Lebanon is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ross Medical Education Center - Knoxville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health and medical assisting services schools in Tennessee. Ross - Knoxville is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Ross - Knoxville take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,920.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Jackson, JSCC is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ross Medical Education Center - Johnson City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Ross - Johnson City is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Johnson City.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Ross - Johnson City accumulate an average of around $13,047 in student debt.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the distant town of Pulaski, TCAT - Pulaski is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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Fortis Institute - Nashville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Fortis Institute - Nashville is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Fortis Institute - Nashville accumulate an average of around $12,961 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $64.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, TCAT - Murfreesboro is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. TCAT - Jacksboro is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Jacksboro.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,996
North Carolina 797
Kentucky 247
Georgia 405
West Virginia 326
Virginia 967
Louisiana 275
Mississippi 171
South Carolina 204
Alabama 307
Arkansas 201

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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