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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$9,289 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,181 Avg Salary

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Tennessee to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cleveland State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Cleveland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cleveland State Community College are $4,400 per year. 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Volunteer State Community College is a great value for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. VSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VSCC are $4,384 a year. On average, business administration graduates from VSCC take out $15,957 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

VSCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roane State Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Harriman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roane State Community College are $4,636 a year. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pellissippi State Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pellissippi State Community College are $4,456 a year. 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Chattanooga State Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Chattanooga State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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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Walters State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. WSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Morristown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSCC are $4,399 a year.

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Columbia State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree business administration and management programs. Located in the distant town of Columbia, Columbia State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia State Community College are $4,666 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Columbia State Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,914.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 a year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Nashville State Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $28,988.

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With a ranking of #9, Northeast State Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Northeast State Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Blountville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast State Technical Community College are $4,422 per year.

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#10

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

With a ranking of #10, Bethel University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of McKenzie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bethel are $13,981 a year.

Bethel also took the #5 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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