by our College Data Analytics Team
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Tennessee. In fact, 87,561 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.6% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Tennessee ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those health professions schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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 Best Value Health Professions Schools list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Colleges for the Money.
Our rankings recognize The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Memphis, UTHSC is a public college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTHSC, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in Tennessee ranking.
Full Health Professions at The University of Tennessee - Health Science Center Report
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to East Tennessee State University. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in Tennessee ranking.
It takes the average student at ETSU about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $28,279. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from ETSU be around $126,973. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences. Located in the large city of Memphis, Baptist College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
It takes about 4.6 years for the average student at Baptist College of Health Sciences to complete their degree, and it costs about $14,087 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $64,659 to get a bachelor’s degree from Baptist College of Health Sciences. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Read full report on Health Professions at Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in Tennessee ranking.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at UT Knoxville to complete their degree, and it costs about $36,128 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $155,712 to get a bachelor’s degree from UT Knoxville. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Read full report on Health Professions at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Memphis earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.
At UofM, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $21,589. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UofM is $98,662. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Read full report on Health Professions at University of Memphis
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UT Chattanooga is 4.5 years, and it costs about $28,068 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $126,025 to get a bachelor’s degree from UT Chattanooga. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Full Health Professions at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report
Tennessee Technological University landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value health professions schools. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at Tennessee Tech University to complete their degree, and it costs about $23,927 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Tech University is $107,672. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Union University. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson. In addition to being on our best value list, Union has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in Tennessee ranking.
The average student at Union graduates in less than 4.1 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $23,791. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Union is $97,781. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Our rankings recognize Southern Adventist University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale. Southern Adventist not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Tennessee list.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at Southern Adventist to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $25,552. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Southern Adventist is $119,072. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Read full report on Health Professions at Southern Adventist University
Middle Tennessee State University landed the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value health professions schools. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Middle Tennessee State University is 4.6 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $29,168. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Middle Tennessee State University is $132,714. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6,464 |
| Florida | 16,939 |
| Virginia | 5,579 |
| Mississippi | 2,122 |
| Georgia | 6,206 |
| Alabama | 4,516 |
| West Virginia | 1,641 |
| South Carolina | 3,081 |
| Louisiana | 3,478 |
| Kentucky | 3,762 |
| Arkansas | 2,496 |
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
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