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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$10,332 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,005 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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 Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value programs for business administration students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Tennessee

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

$4,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Cleveland State Community College to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Cleveland State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Cleveland State Community College take out is $9,438.

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$4,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 46 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Volunteer State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VSCC are $4,384 per year. Business Administration majors at VSCC take out an average of $13,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

VSCC also claimed a spot on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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$4,636 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Tennessee list. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Harriman.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Roane State Community College are $4,636 per year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from Roane State Community College carry an average student debtload of $5,750.

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$4,456 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Pellissippi State Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Tennessee. Located in the large 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. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from Pellissippi State Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,356.

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$4,430 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 a year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at Chattanooga State Community College accumulate an average of around $17,620 in student debt.

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$4,399 Average Tuition & Fees

Walters State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. WSCC is a medium-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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$4,666 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbia State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Columbia, Columbia State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Columbia State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year. Business Administration majors at UT Knoxville take out an average of $20,813 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $336.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #4 for overall quality for business administration in Tennessee.

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$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #9 on the list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 per year. On average, business administration graduates from UT Chattanooga take out $23,904 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $156, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$4,372 Average Tuition & Fees

Nashville State Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value 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 is $31,750.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges 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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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