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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$20,790 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,005 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools

$17,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bryan College - Dayton to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the town of Dayton, William Jennings Bryan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

William Jennings Bryan College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Tennessee. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list.

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#3

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN
$25,412 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cumberland University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. CU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lebanon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CU are $25,412 a year.

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$9,848 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 per year.

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$9,802 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. Tennessee Tech University is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Cookeville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee Tech University are $9,802 a year.

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#6

Union University

Jackson, TN
$16,520 Average Tuition & Fees

Union University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

Union undergraduate students pay an average of $16,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN
$26,510 Average Tuition & Fees

Tusculum University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee list. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Greeneville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tusculum are $26,510 per year.

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$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

Middle Tennessee State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Memphis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business administration and management programs. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.

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#10

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN
$31,320 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Carson - Newman University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jefferson City.

Carson - Newman undergraduate students pay an average of $31,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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