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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$12,153 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,403 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Tennessee to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Business, Management & Marketing

Our 2023 rankings named Tennessee Technological University the best value school in Tennessee for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee Tech University are $11,762 a year.

Tennessee Tech University also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $10,474 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Middle Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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

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#5

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Austin Peay State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Tennessee. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Austin Peay State University are $9,841 per year.

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#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lipscomb are $17,100 a year.

Lipscomb not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee list.

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#7

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Tennessee State University are $10,732 a year.

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DeVry University - Tennessee came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, DeVry University - Tennessee is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

DeVry University - Tennessee graduate students pay an average of $17,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Strayer University - Tennessee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, Strayer University - Tennessee is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - Tennessee are $15,135 per year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges 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 9 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.

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