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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
523 Degrees Awarded
$6,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other health professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other health professions program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 399 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree health professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, American Military University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American Public University System is $10,917 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full American Military University Other Health Professions Report

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Tennessee Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students 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 is $5,511 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Southwest Tennessee Community College

#3

Jackson State Community College

Jackson, Tennessee
#2 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson State Community College landed the #3 spot on the 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 made our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Jackson State Community College is $7,591 for southeast region associate degree health professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full JSCC Other Health Professions Report

#4

Roane State Community College

Harriman, Tennessee
#5 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roane State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

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 $3,880 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Roane State Community College.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Roane State Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Volunteer State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend VSCC is $6,514 for southeast region associate degree health professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Volunteer State Community College

#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 $30-$48k ranking. DSCC is a public institution located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DSCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dyersburg State Community College is $6,710 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Dyersburg State Community College Other Health Professions Report

#7

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga State Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chattanooga State Community College, the school also landed 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 $6,704 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Chattanooga State Community College

#8

Northeast State Community College

Blountville, Tennessee

Northeast State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Blountville, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 associates’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast State Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast State Technical Community College is $6,176 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Health Professions students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Northeast State Technical Community College

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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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