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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Tennessee to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Austin Peay State University the most popular school in Tennessee for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Clarksville.

Of the 38 students majoring in business administration at Austin Peay State University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Tennessee Technological University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Tennessee. Tennessee Tech University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

Of the 19 students majoring in business administration at Tennessee Tech University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at Tennessee Technological University Report

#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Women make up 45% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Lipscomb University Report

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

About 73% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 27% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at Tennessee State University Report

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the business administration majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

Of the 3 students majoring in business administration at UT Chattanooga, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Business Administration & Management at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

Strayer University - Tennessee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

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DeVry University - Tennessee landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. DeVry University - Tennessee is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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East Tennessee State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

Johnson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Johnson University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Knoxville.

Full Business Administration & Management at Johnson University Report

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 12 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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