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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee

31 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 3,234 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 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 following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for business, management and marketing students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhodes College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for business, management and marketing students. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Bryan College - Dayton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Tennessee. William Jennings Bryan College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Dayton.

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#5

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

The excellent programs at Belmont University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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DeVry University - Tennessee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, DeVry University - Tennessee is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.

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Tennessee Technological University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
Virginia 6,276
North Carolina 6,200
Georgia 4,603
West Virginia 1,895
Louisiana 4,370
South Carolina 2,077
Kentucky 2,845
Arkansas 731
Alabama 4,164

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

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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