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Imaging & Surgical Tech programs in Tennessee

44 imaging & surgical tech programs at 28 Tennessee schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (28 programs), the state median is $50,106 one year after completion, 16% below the national median of $59,514. Median borrower debt is $15,336.

44programs
28schools
$50,106median 1-yr earnings
$15,336median debt
SchoolCityProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNashville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate496$73,881$15,336$174
Meridian Institute of Surgical AssistingNashville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree17$71,755$25,090$285
Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree37$66,005$11,000$125
Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree25$61,702$16,500$188
South CollegeKnoxville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree114$59,128$29,561$336
Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree47$57,628$16,875$192
Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree33$55,250––
Fortis Institute-NashvilleNashville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree41$54,924$30,764$350
Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate57$54,414$11,000$125
Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree30$52,490––
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree22$51,852––
Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate98$51,835$7,172$82
Concorde Career College-MemphisMemphis, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree117$50,939$29,456$335
Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree15$50,175––
Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–$50,036––
Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree32$49,517$15,952$181
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksonJackson, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate6$49,467––
Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate217$49,291$10,849$123
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate81$49,092$15,500$176
Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate157$47,318$9,500$108
Jackson State Community CollegeJackson, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate48$47,186––
Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate83$46,962$12,000$136
Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate57$46,662$8,875$101
Walters State Community CollegeMorristown, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree30$46,325$12,448$141
Roane State Community CollegeHarriman, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate48$45,765$12,821$146
Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate84$41,992$6,451$73
Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree21$40,794$25,666$292
Concorde Career College-MemphisMemphis, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate28$27,443$12,907$147
Baptist Health Sciences UniversityMemphis, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree16not reported$22,370$254
Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree11not reported––
Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree6not reported––
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HohenwaldHohenwald, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate34not reported––
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroJacksboro, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate16not reported––
South CollegeKnoxville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate3not reported––
Motlow State Community CollegeTullahoma, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree7not reported––
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MurfreesboroMurfreesboro, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate15not reported––
Tennessee College of Applied Technology CrumpCrump, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-HuntsvilleHuntsville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate18not reported––
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper CumberlandCrossville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate7not reported––
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate30not reported––
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree0not reported––
Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate72not reported––
Fortis Institute-CookevilleCookeville, TNAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree16not reported$23,205$264

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-paying imaging & surgical tech program in Tennessee?

By reported one-year earnings, Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting leads at $73,881 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.

How many imaging & surgical tech programs are in Tennessee?

The Scorecard lists 44 certificate or associate programs in this field at 28 schools in Tennessee.