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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$14,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,419 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

In 2020-2021, practical nursing and nursing assistants students earned 14 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 24 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value programs for practical nursing 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 Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$10,690 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Chattanooga College Medical, Dental, and Technical Careers to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Chattanooga College MDTC is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chattanooga College MDTC are $10,690 per year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Chattanooga College MDTC take out is $18,268.

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#2

South College

Knoxville, TN
$17,335 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

South College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,335 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$17,468 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Memphis Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Remington College - Memphis Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $17,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 24 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Paris, TCAT - Paris is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at TCAT - Paris accumulate an average of around $9,419 in student debt.

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Out of the 24 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hohenwald, TCAT - Hohenwald is a public school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Hohenwald take out $6,955 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - McMinnville is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of McMinnville.

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The excellent programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Tennessee. TCAT - Dickson is a small public school located in the distant town of Dickson.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at TCAT - Dickson take out is $11,898.

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Out of the 24 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern landed the # 4 spot on the list. TCAT - Newbern is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Newbern.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Newbern take out an average of $6,625 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. TCAT - Crossville is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Crossville.

On average, practical nursing graduates from TCAT - Crossville take out $7,019 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Tennessee list. TCAT - Covington is a fairly small public school located in the town of Covington.

Practical Nursing majors at TCAT - Covington take out an average of $13,160 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Alabama 15
Kentucky 47
Louisiana 21
Mississippi 0
Florida 0
Arkansas 31

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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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