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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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical assisting majors pursuing a associate degree.

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JSCC are $4,396 a year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, Southwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Southwest undergraduate students pay an average of $4,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Southwest did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Volunteer State Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

VSCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Tennessee list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Roane State Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public school 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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Out of the 18 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 per 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Morristown, WSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

WSCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,399 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Chattanooga State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Chattanooga State Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chattanooga.

Chattanooga State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,430 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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With a ranking of #8, Columbia 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. Columbia State Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia State Community College are $4,480 per year.

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Cleveland State Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Cleveland, Cleveland State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cleveland State Community College are $4,400 a 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 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South College are $17,335 a 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
Georgia 2,571
South Carolina 774
Arkansas 500
North Carolina 1,765
Florida 6,643
West Virginia 810
Louisiana 2,022
Virginia 1,147
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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