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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

18 Colleges
$29,181 Avg Salary
$19,377 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 6,169 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

There are so many 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Trevecca Nazarene University to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bryan College - Dayton. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Dayton, William Jennings Bryan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Cleveland State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Tennessee. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Cleveland.

On average, business administration graduates from Cleveland State Community College take out $15,739 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

Out of the 18 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Volunteer State Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. VSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

On average, business administration graduates from VSCC take out $15,957 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Roane State Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Harriman.

On average, business administration graduates from Roane State Community College take out $10,283 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Pellissippi State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, business administration graduates from Pellissippi State Community College take out $13,605 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Chattanooga State Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Business Administration majors at Chattanooga State Community College take out an average of $20,898 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Collegedale.

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Remington College - Memphis Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business administration and management programs. Remington College - Memphis Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

While working on their Associate Degree, business administration majors at Remington College - Memphis Campus accumulate an average of around $23,401 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $83.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,852
Virginia 11,308
North Carolina 10,472
Florida 18,071
Kentucky 2,692
South Carolina 4,017
Louisiana 5,195
Arkansas 2,031
Alabama 7,031
Mississippi 2,589
West Virginia 4,631

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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