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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
523 Degrees Awarded
$6,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Professions 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 Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,767 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 100th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,856 and had an average of $27,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,826 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,853 and $34,824 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 523 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other health professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. American Public University System is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 399 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,013 for southeast region associate degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Tennessee Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwest Tennessee Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 3 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College is $4,721 for southeast region associate degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Jackson State Community College

Jackson, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. JSCC is located in Jackson, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

JSCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JSCC is $7,421 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full JSCC Other Health Professions Report

#4

Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roane State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Harriman, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Roane State Community College also made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $3,322 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Roane State Community College.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Volunteer State Community College is a public institution located in Gallatin, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VSCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,368 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Volunteer State Community College.

Read more about Other Health Professions at VSCC

#6

Dyersburg State Community College

Dyersburg, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Dyersburg State Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Dyersburg State Community College is located in Dyersburg, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

DSCC also made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Dyersburg State Community College is $5,881 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Chattanooga State Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chattanooga State Community College is $5,986 for southeast region associate degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Chattanooga State Community College Other Health Professions Report

#8

Northeast State Community College

Blountville, Tennessee

Northeast State Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northeast State Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Blountville, Tennessee that handed out 8 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast State Technical Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast State Community College is $5,680 for southeast region associate degree health professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northeast State Technical Community College Other Health Professions Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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