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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$15,809 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,130 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services School for You

With 165 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #14 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services 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 6 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee

Check out the health science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Sciences & Services

$4,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Dyersburg State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for health sciences and services students. DSCC is a small public school located in the distant town of Dyersburg.

DSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$4,400 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee list. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State Community College are $4,400 per year.

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#3

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN
$13,981 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bethel are $13,981 a year.

Bethel also claimed a spot on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Bethel University Report

#4

Lee University

Cleveland, TN
$20,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lee University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lee University are $20,500 per year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Lee University take out is $27,000.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Lee University Report

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN
$35,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health sciences and services schools in Tennessee. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lipscomb are $35,752 a year.

Lipscomb did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in Tennessee list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Lipscomb University Report

$34,820 Average Tuition & Fees

Christian Brothers University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health sciences and services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Christian Brothers are $34,820 per year.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 4,327
North Carolina 203
Kentucky 385
Georgia 544
West Virginia 100
Virginia 247
Louisiana 214
Mississippi 325
South Carolina 87
Alabama 240
Arkansas 291

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Majors Similar to Health Science

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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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