2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other health professions programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 399 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at American Military University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,222 for southeast region associate degree health professions students per year to attend American Public University System.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jackson State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. JSCC is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
JSCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,775 for southeast region associate degree health professions students per year to attend Jackson State Community College.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Tennessee Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwest is a medium-sized school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 3 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
Southwest also made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $4,931 for southeast region associate degree health professions students per year to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at VSCC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Volunteer State Community College is $6,990 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 12 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health professions students list, Chattanooga State Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,742 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Chattanooga State Community College.
Read more about Other Health Professions at Chattanooga State Community College
Roane State Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Roane State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Harriman, Tennessee. It awarded 20 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roane State Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,104 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Roane State Community College.
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Dyersburg State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. DSCC is a small school located in Dyersburg, Tennessee that handed out 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. The yearly cost to attend Dyersburg State Community College is $6,448 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students.
Northeast State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Blountville, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast State Technical Community College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,198 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Northeast State Community College.
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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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