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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$14,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is the #23 most popular major in Tennessee with 14 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$10,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Chattanooga College Medical, Dental, and Technical Careers to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga College MDTC is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattanooga College MDTC are $10,690 a year. After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from Chattanooga College MDTC carry an average student debtload of $18,268.

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#2

South College

Knoxville, TN
$17,335 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. South College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South College are $17,335 a year.

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$17,468 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Remington College - Memphis Campus are $17,468 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Athens. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Athens is a small public school located in the town of Athens.

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Athens take out $10,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, TCAT - Murfreesboro is a public school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Murfreesboro take out an average of $13,042 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Hohenwald is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Hohenwald.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCAT - Hohenwald take out is $6,955.

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The excellent programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. Located in the distant town of Dickson, TCAT - Dickson is a public college with a fairly small student population.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Dickson carry an average student debtload of $11,898.

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Out of the 24 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris landed the # 4 spot on the list. TCAT - Paris is a small public school located in the remote town of Paris.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Paris take out an average of $9,419 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 24 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morristown, TCAT - Morristown is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Morristown take out an average of $6,800 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. Located in the remote town of Crossville, TCAT - Crossville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCAT - Crossville take out is $7,019.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 0
Kentucky 47
Alabama 15
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 31

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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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