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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 10,909 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#2

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhodes College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Memphis.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan College - Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Dayton, William Jennings Bryan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 31 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #6, Lipscomb University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chattanooga.

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DeVry University - Tennessee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. DeVry University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#9

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

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Tennessee Technological University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Cookeville.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 19,372
West Virginia 7,145
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Mississippi 6,031
South Carolina 10,000
Louisiana 10,068
Alabama 13,789
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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