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2023 Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

4 Colleges
$30,646 Avg Salary
$20,515 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree School for You

With 664 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #25 most popular major in Tennessee.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Tennessee Schools for an Associate in Business & Commerce

Our analysis found Strayer University - Tennessee to be the best school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Strayer University - Tennessee take out while working on their Associate Degree is $31,054.

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#2

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.

While working on their Associate Degree, general business majors at CU accumulate an average of around $6,077 in student debt.

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Out of the 4 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Christian Brothers University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

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#4

Bethel University

McKenzie, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bethel University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Bethel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McKenzie.

Full General Business/Commerce at Bethel University Report

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,025
Virginia 1,437
North Carolina 494
Florida 1,813
Kentucky 2,455
South Carolina 832
Louisiana 712
Arkansas 767
Alabama 302
Mississippi 607
West Virginia 883

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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