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Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$20,241 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,362 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's 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 Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Tennessee is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

Strayer University - Tennessee undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year. General Business majors at Strayer University - Tennessee take out an average of $46,080 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $121.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeVry University - Tennessee. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. DeVry University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

DeVry University - Tennessee undergraduate students pay an average of $15,032 in in-state tuition and fees each year. General Business majors at DeVry University - Tennessee take out an average of $44,433 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Out of the 8 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

Austin Peay State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,431 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Austin Peay State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,896.

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#5

King University

Bristol, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means King University is a great value for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. King is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bristol.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at King are $32,838 a year.

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#6

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Belmont undergraduate students pay an average of $38,430 in in-state tuition and fees each year. General Business majors at Belmont take out an average of $26,302 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Belmont is ranked #3 for overall quality for general business in Tennessee.

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With a ranking of #7, Lincoln Memorial University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

LMU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,210 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Christian Brothers University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Christian Brothers is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Christian Brothers are $34,820 a year. General Business majors at Christian Brothers take out an average of $47,811 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools 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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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