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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$21,458 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$79,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in Tennessee. In total, 2,285 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Tennessee.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for business administration 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.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the business administration doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Business Administration & Management

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Knoxville is ranked #5 for overall quality for business administration in Tennessee.

Full Business Administration & Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $10,908 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Memphis Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Tennessee State University is a great value for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ETSU are $10,736 a year.

Full Business Administration & Management at East Tennessee State University Report

#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 5 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 per year.

Vanderbilt also made our Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Vanderbilt University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

LMU graduate students pay an average of $20,104 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Lincoln Memorial University

Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 4,501
Florida 6,459
Georgia 2,352
North Carolina 3,290
Kentucky 1,040
Louisiana 3,270
Alabama 3,064
South Carolina 1,189
Mississippi 1,096
Arkansas 469
West Virginia 1,201

Business Administration & Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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