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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

19 Colleges
$45,735 Avg Salary
$19,890 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Allied Health Professions is the #11 most popular major in Tennessee with 1,213 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Tennessee to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for 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 Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting the best school in Tennessee for allied health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Allied Health majors at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting take out an average of $19,878 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Jackson State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Tennessee. JSCC is a small public school located in the small city of Jackson.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from JSCC carry an average student debtload of $7,282.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

Allied Health majors at Chattanooga State Community College take out an average of $19,804 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

South College

Knoxville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fortis Institute - Nashville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in Tennessee. Fortis Institute - Nashville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Fortis Institute - Nashville carry an average student debtload of $28,580.

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Volunteer State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Allied Health majors at VSCC take out an average of $13,796 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Roane State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, allied health graduates from Roane State Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,614.

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Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Baptist College of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

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Nashville State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

While working on their Associate Degree, allied health majors at Nashville State Community College accumulate an average of around $16,836 in student debt.

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Walters State Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the city of Morristown, WSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, allied health graduates from WSCC take out $8,288 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,299
Virginia 1,447
North Carolina 1,932
Florida 3,670
Kentucky 801
South Carolina 644
Louisiana 593
Arkansas 609
Alabama 797
Mississippi 504
West Virginia 356

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Allied Health

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 19 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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