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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
523 Degrees Awarded
$6,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 7,767 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,856 and had an average of $27,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,826 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,853 and $34,824 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 523 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other health professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other health professions 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 Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. Charles Town, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 399 students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at American Public University System

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Tennessee Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Southwest also made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Southwest is $4,931 for southeast region associate degree health professions students with aid.

Full Southwest Other Health Professions Report

#3

Jackson State Community College

Jackson, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Jackson State Community College is a public institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JSCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jackson State Community College is $7,775 for southeast region associate degree health professions students with aid.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at JSCC

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. VSCC is a medium-sized school located in Gallatin, Tennessee that handed out 34 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

VSCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,990 for southeast region associate degree health professions students with aid per year to attend Volunteer State Community College.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Volunteer State Community College

#5

Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Roane State Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Roane State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Roane State Community College is $4,104 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students with aid.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Roane State Community College

#6

Dyersburg State Community College

Dyersburg, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Dyersburg State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Dyersburg State Community College is a small public school situated in Dyersburg, Tennessee. It awarded 3 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

DSCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,448 for southeast region associate degree health professions students with aid per year to attend Dyersburg State Community College.

Full DSCC Other Health Professions Report

#7

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Chattanooga State Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Chattanooga State Community College is $6,742 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students with aid.

Full Chattanooga State Community College Other Health Professions Report

#8

Northeast State Community College

Blountville, Tennessee

Northeast State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Northeast State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blountville, Tennessee. It awarded 8 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast State Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast State Technical Community College is $6,198 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students with aid.

Full Northeast State Community College Other Health Professions Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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