2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences in the Southeast Region
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 “Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 26,642 people earned their degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 7,760 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 513 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general health services/allied health/health sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 21 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black River Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Pocahontas, Arkansas, this small public school handed out 104 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
Black River Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Black River Technical College is $7,690 for southeast region associate degree health studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 17 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UA Pulaski Tech also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UA Pulaski Tech is $12,030 for southeast region associate degree health studies students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mount Olive. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Mount Olive, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.
UMO also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,437 for southeast region associate degree health studies students per year to attend UMO.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 49 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health studies students list, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for southeast region associate degree health studies students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Henderson State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 11 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Henderson State University also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $10,270 for southeast region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Henderson State University.
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Middle Georgia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Middle Georgia State University is a public institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Georgia State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,116 for southeast region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Middle Georgia State University.
John Tyler Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Chester, Virginia. It awarded 40 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at John Tyler Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $6,810 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 31 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $6,293 for southeast region associate degree health studies students.
Columbus Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Columbus, Georgia, and it awarded 8 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health studies students list, Columbus Technical College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,253 for southeast region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Columbus Technical College.
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With a ranking of #10, Gulf Coast State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Gulf Coast State College is a small public school situated in Panama City, Florida. It awarded 16 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health studies students list, GCSC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,779 for southeast region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Gulf Coast State College.
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With a ranking of #11, AdventHealth University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. AHU is a small school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 1 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
AHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for AHU is $18,229 for southeast region associate degree health studies students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Holmes Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health studies students list, Holmes Community College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,321 for southeast region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Holmes Community College.
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With a ranking of #13, Tallahassee Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Tallahassee Community College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Tallahassee Community College is $4,048 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
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Thomas Nelson Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Hampton, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
TNCC also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TNCC is $7,092 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small school located in Paducah, Kentucky that handed out 15 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College is $5,467 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that handed out 1 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,684 for southeast region associate degree health studies students per year to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
With a ranking of #17, Madisonville Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Madisonville, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
Madisonville Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Madisonville Community College is $5,129 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
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Ashland Community and Technical College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Ashland, Kentucky, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
ACTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ashland Community and Technical College is $5,442 for southeast region associate degree health studies students.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,628 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students per year to attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College.
BridgeValley Community & Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public institution located in South Charleston, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health studies students list, BridgeValley Community & Technical College has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BridgeValley Community & Technical College is $7,949 for southeast region associate degree health studies students.
Hopkinsville Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.
Hopkinsville Community College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for Hopkinsville Community College is $5,738 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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