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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$7,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,375 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health & medical assisting services students earned 1,693 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for medical assisting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Jackson State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. JSCC is a small public school located in the small city of Jackson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JSCC are $4,396 per year.

JSCC also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Southwest Tennessee Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Memphis, Southwest is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest are $4,430 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southwest is ranked #5 for overall quality for medical assisting in Tennessee.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Volunteer State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Tennessee. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VSCC are $4,404 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, medical assisting majors at VSCC accumulate an average of around $11,576 in student debt.

VSCC also made our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Roane State Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in Tennessee. Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Roane State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,724 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Medical Assisting majors at Roane State Community College take out an average of $11,365 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nashville State Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Nashville State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Nashville State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,372 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Nashville State Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,201.

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Walters State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Morristown, WSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSCC are $4,399 per year.

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Chattanooga State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health & medical assisting services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Chattanooga State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 a year. Medical Assisting majors at Chattanooga State Community College take out an average of $15,192 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Columbia State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Columbia State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Columbia.

Columbia State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Cleveland State Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Cleveland State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at Cleveland State Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,689.

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#10

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South College are $17,335 per year. The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at South College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,051. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $331, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,571
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
Virginia 1,147
Louisiana 2,022
West Virginia 810
Alabama 1,021
Kentucky 1,120
Mississippi 664

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 54,553
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,327
Physical Therapy Assistant 6,499
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,508
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 4,145
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,373
Radiologist Assistant 1,360
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 571
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 375
Anesthesiologist Assistant 371
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 299
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 157
Lactation Consultant 49

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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