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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

34 Colleges
$29,854 Avg Salary
$20,960 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate 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 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Tennessee to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Pellissippi State Community College to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Located in the suburb of Knoxville, Pellissippi State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 130 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Pellissippi State Community College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cleveland State Community College is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Cleveland State Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Cleveland.

Women make up 79% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Volunteer State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. VSCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

Of the 80 students majoring in business, management and marketing at VSCC, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Tennessee is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Strayer University - Tennessee is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Memphis.

Of the 65 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Strayer University - Tennessee, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Southwest is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Memphis.

About 84% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Chattanooga State Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 70% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Nashville State Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Nashville State Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Roane State Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Harriman.

Of the 57 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Roane State Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#8

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

With a ranking of #8, Cumberland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.

Women make up 46% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Walters State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. WSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Morristown.

Of the 56 students majoring in business, management and marketing at WSCC, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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