2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You
Finance & Financial Management is the #24 most popular major in Tennessee with 675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value programs for finance students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Roane State Community College the best value school in Tennessee for finance and financial management students. Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Roane State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for finance and financial management students. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
UofM undergraduate students pay an average of $10,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Finance majors at UofM take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year. While working on their degree, finance majors at Middle Tennessee State University accumulate an average of around $22,260 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Knoxville undergraduate students pay an average of $13,244 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UT Knoxville take out is $24,527. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $438.
UT Knoxville also made our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #4.
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Tennessee Technological University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 a year. On average, finance graduates from Tennessee Tech University take out $15,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
Tennessee Tech University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee list.
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The University of Tennessee - Martin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value finance and financial management programs. UT Martin is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Martin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Martin are $9,912 a year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UT Martin take out is $20,207.
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East Tennessee State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.
ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, finance majors at ETSU accumulate an average of around $21,000 in student debt.
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Austin Peay State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Austin Peay State University are $8,431 a year.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Vanderbilt undergraduate students pay an average of $56,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,368 |
| Virginia | 929 |
| North Carolina | 1,303 |
| Florida | 3,990 |
| Kentucky | 532 |
| South Carolina | 993 |
| Louisiana | 910 |
| Arkansas | 638 |
| Alabama | 1,276 |
| Mississippi | 396 |
| West Virginia | 206 |
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Majors Related to Finance
One of 21 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Finance
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 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 Dave Dugdale.
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