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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

21 Ranked Colleges
513 Degrees Awarded
$6,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 26,642 people earned their degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 7,760 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 513 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general health services/allied health/health sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general health services/allied health/health sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 21 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, Arkansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Black River Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pocahontas, Arkansas, and it awarded 104 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Black River Technical College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Black River Technical College is $7,058 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Black River Technical College

#2

Columbus Technical College

Columbus, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Columbus Technical College is located in Columbus, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Columbus Technical College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbus Technical College is $3,683 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Virginia that handed out 40 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

John Tyler Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $5,442 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gulf Coast State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Gulf Coast State College is a small public school situated in Panama City, Florida. It awarded 16 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GCSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GCSC is $2,106 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full GCSC General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#5

Tallahassee Community College

Tallahassee, Florida
#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tallahassee Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tallahassee Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 5 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Tallahassee Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,725 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tallahassee Community College.

Full Tallahassee Community College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#6

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Martinsburg, West Virginia
#9 in overall quality

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It awarded 31 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is $5,792 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#12 in overall quality

Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, TNCC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $5,696 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Thomas Nelson Community College.

Full TNCC General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Middle Georgia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macon, Georgia. It awarded 5 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Middle Georgia State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,673 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Middle Georgia State University.

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#11 in overall quality

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 49 diplomas to qualified associates’s health studies students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $7,303 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

University of Mount Olive came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mount Olive, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

UMO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,912 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Mount Olive.

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#11

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, Kentucky
#17 in overall quality

Madisonville Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Madisonville Community College is a small public school situated in Madisonville, Kentucky. It awarded 2 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Madisonville Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Madisonville Community College is $3,997 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#15 in overall quality

West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Paducah, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for West Kentucky Community and Technical College is $4,514 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#13

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Holmes Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 5 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $3,884 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#19 in overall quality

Big Sandy Community and Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s health studies degrees to qualified students.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College is $3,892 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#16 in overall quality

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that handed out 1 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $4,269 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Ashland Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ashland, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

ACTC also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend Ashland Community and Technical College is $4,359 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#17

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, Kentucky
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Hopkinsville Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school situated in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It awarded 2 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Hopkinsville Community College also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hopkinsville Community College is $4,957 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Hopkinsville Community College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College is a small school located in North Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 17 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Pulaski Tech also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UA Pulaski Tech is $11,348 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#19

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 11 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Henderson State University also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $9,810 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Henderson State University.

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#20

BridgeValley Community & Technical College

South Charleston, West Virginia
#21 in overall quality

BridgeValley Community & Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a small school located in South Charleston, West Virginia that handed out 1 associates’s health studies degrees in 2019-2020.

BridgeValley Community & Technical College also made our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $6,948 for southeast region associate degree health studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend BridgeValley Community & Technical College.

Full BridgeValley Community & Technical College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

#21

AdventHealth University

Orlando, Florida
#2 in overall quality

AdventHealth University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Studies Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. AHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AHU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for AdventHealth University is $17,352 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full AHU General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report

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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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Footnotes

  • *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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