2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Tennessee. In total, 13,576 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Tennessee.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health professions 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Jackson State Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. JSCC is a small public school located in the city of Jackson.
JSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, JSCC is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Tennessee.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwest Tennessee Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Memphis, Southwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest are $4,430 per year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Volunteer State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VSCC are $4,384 a year.
VSCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Dyersburg State Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the town of Dyersburg, DSCC is a public school with a small student population.
DSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Motlow State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Tennessee. Located in the rural area of Tullahoma, Motlow is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Motlow are $4,416 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Motlow is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Tennessee.
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Nashville State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Walters State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Morristown, WSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSCC are $4,399 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Northeast State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Blountville, Northeast State Technical Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Northeast State Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, Roane State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roane State Community College are $4,636 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 18,617 |
West Virginia | 5,590 |
Mississippi | 6,374 |
South Carolina | 7,283 |
Florida | 49,046 |
Virginia | 17,510 |
Arkansas | 6,286 |
Alabama | 12,636 |
Kentucky | 10,991 |
Georgia | 15,658 |
Louisiana | 7,992 |
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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.