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Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee

46 Colleges
$43,546 Avg Salary
$27,076 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for business, management and marketing students. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from UT Knoxville carry an average student debtload of $22,114. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $320, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rhodes College is a great place for business, management and marketing students. Rhodes College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

On average, business, management and marketing graduates from Rhodes College take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bryan College - Dayton is a great place for business, management and marketing students. Located in the town of Dayton, William Jennings Bryan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from William Jennings Bryan College carry an average student debtload of $26,246.

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#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

The average amount in student loans that business, management and marketing majors at Lipscomb take out is $28,624.

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#6

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Business, Management & Marketing majors at Belmont take out an average of $22,547 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

Business, Management & Marketing majors at UT Chattanooga take out an average of $23,904 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $156, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #8, DeVry University - Tennessee did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students. DeVry University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from DeVry University - Tennessee carry an average student debtload of $48,414. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $107, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 Schools in Tennessee ranking. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

On average, business, management and marketing graduates from Union take out $26,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Business, Management & Marketing majors at UofM take out an average of $26,516 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $132, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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
Mississippi 6,031
South Carolina 10,000
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Alabama 13,789
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137
Louisiana 10,068

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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