by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Allied Health Professions is the 18th most popular major in the country with 82,308 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,436 and had an average of $20,148 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 2,881 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,194 and $19,877 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 577 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in allied health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fortis Institute - Nashville. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 42 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fortis Institute - Nashville Allied Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fortis Institute - Cookeville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee. Fortis Institute - Cookeville is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Miller-Motte College Chattanooga landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Full Miller-Motte College Chattanooga Allied Health Professions Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Concorde Career College - Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. Concorde Career College - Memphis is a small private for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 60 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee. Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting
Jackson State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #6. JSCC is a small public school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 38 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, South College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
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Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee list. Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 7 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences Allied Health Professions Report
Roane State Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking. Roane State Community College is a small public school situated in Harriman, Tennessee. It awarded 47 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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Walters State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #10. WSCC is located in Morristown, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Walters State Community College Allied Health Professions Report
Northeast State Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking. Northeast State Technical Community College is located in Blountville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
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Chattanooga State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #12. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chattanooga, Tennessee that handed out 41 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Chattanooga State Community College Allied Health Professions Report
Columbia State Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking. Columbia State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Columbia, Tennessee that handed out 25 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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Volunteer State Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee list. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Southwest Tennessee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Nashville State Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking. Nashville State Community College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Full Nashville State Community College Allied Health Professions Report
Motlow State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #17. Tullahoma, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Cleveland State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee list. Located in Cleveland, Tennessee, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Cleveland State Community College
Dyersburg State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #19. DSCC is a public institution located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Dyersburg State Community College
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