Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions programs in Tennessee
46 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 29 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $56,979 at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians in Tennessee earn a median of $64,630 a year across 4,660 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $98,870 | 4,400 |
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $40,330 | 3,860 |
| Paramedics | $57,690 | 3,710 |
| Respiratory Therapists | $72,140 | 3,440 |
| Surgical Technologists | $60,530 | 3,310 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | $6,840 | $56,979 (229 grads) | 466 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $13,000 | $48,965 (83 grads) | 53 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Associate's degree | — | $46,673 (13 grads) | 29 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $44,858 (45 grads) | 37 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Associate's degree | $9,973 | $44,595 (44 grads) | 37 |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg | Associate's degree | — | $43,798 (12 grads) | 9 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | $41,937 (34 grads) | 19 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Undergraduate certificate | $5,312 | $41,193 (37 grads) | 83 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis | Associate's degree | $24,439 | $40,635 (94 grads) | 47 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Associate's degree | $9,548 | $39,489 (48 grads) | 45 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (33 grads) | 6 |
| South College Knoxville | Associate's degree | $19,916 | $38,289 (28 grads) | 90 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (13 grads) | 95 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $5,375 | $37,328 (53 grads) | 119 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $11,172 | $37,208 (23 grads) | — |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (25 grads) | 22 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (18 grads) | 78 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,848 (12 grads) | 38 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville | Associate's degree | $24,696 | $36,745 (144 grads) | 32 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Undergraduate certificate | $4,750 | $36,560 (120 grads) | 231 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Associate's degree | — | $36,134 (26 grads) | 31 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $12,693 | $34,755 (115 grads) | 34 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Crossville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,900 (12 grads) | 5 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $24,141 | $33,543 (261 grads) | 18 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,569 (14 grads) | 4 |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,771 (26 grads) | 42 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,960 (14 grads) | 5 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $9,375 | $28,598 (26 grads) | 73 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | $23,456 (43 grads) | 71 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting Nashville | Associate's degree | $13,174 | not published | 28 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 59 |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 67 |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| South College Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.