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Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee

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.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

$4,400 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Cleveland State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for business administration and management students. 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

The excellent programs at Volunteer State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Tennessee. 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. Business Administration majors at VSCC take out an average of $13,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, VSCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee ranking.

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$4,636 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Roane State Community College is a great value for business administration and management students. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Harriman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roane State Community College are $4,636 a 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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Pellissippi State Community College is a great value for business administration and management students. Located in the large suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Pellissippi State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,456 in in-state tuition and fees each 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

Out of the 46 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Chattanooga State Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public school 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 small city of Morristown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSCC are $4,399 per year.

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$4,666 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbia State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Columbia, Columbia State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia State Community College are $4,666 a 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 medium-sized city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list.

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$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business administration and management programs. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 a 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College are $4,372 per 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).

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