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Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee

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$23,873 Avg Salary
$9,802 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in Tennessee to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for medical assisting majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Fortis Institute - Nashville the most popular school in Tennessee for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fortis Institute - Nashville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Women make up 95% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Fortis Institute - Nashville take out $9,412 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $67, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

South College

Knoxville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 9% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fortis Institute - Cookeville is a great place for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Fortis Institute - Cookeville is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in medical assisting at Fortis Institute - Cookeville, 6% are male and 94% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Fortis Institute - Cookeville accumulate an average of around $9,653 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $53, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Genesis Career College-Lebanon helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health & medical assisting services schools in Tennessee. Located in the town of Lebanon, Genesis Career College-Lebanon is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Out of the 30 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Miller-Motte College Chattanooga landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, MMC Chattanooga is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at MMC Chattanooga accumulate an average of around $15,659 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $43.

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Ross Medical Education Center - Johnson City landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. Located in the city of Johnson City, Ross - Johnson City is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 6% are male.

Medical Assisting majors at Ross - Johnson City take out an average of $8,298 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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With a ranking of #7, Ross Medical Education Center - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, Ross - Knoxville is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 97% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Ross - Knoxville take out $7,901 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Jackson State Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health & medical assisting services programs. JSCC is a small public school located in the city of Jackson.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking. TCAT - Murfreesboro is a small public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

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With a ranking of #10, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. TCAT - Pulaski is a fairly small public school located in the town of Pulaski.

Women make up 88% of the medical assisting majors at the school.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 27 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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