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Highest earning associate's allied health diagnostics programs in Tennessee
Tennessee allied health diagnostics programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting | Nashville | For-profit, 2-year | $75,955 | 39 |
| 2 | Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public, 2-year | $58,188 | 36 |
| 3 | Concorde Career College | Memphis | For-profit, 2-year | $56,188 | 79 |
| 4 | Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Public, 2-year | $50,848 | 59 |
| 5 | Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Public, 2-year | $48,919 | 30 |
| 6 | Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public, 2-year | $47,716 | 42 |
| 7 | Fortis Institute | Nashville | For-profit, 2-year | $46,193 | 105 |
| 8 | South College | Knoxville | For-profit, 4-year | $44,888 | 52 |
| 9 | Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public, 2-year | $41,640 | 52 |
| 10 | Miller-Motte College | Chattanooga | For-profit, 4-year | $37,084 | 199 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.