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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$12,240 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

Check out the business, management and marketing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bryan College - Dayton the best value school in Tennessee for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. William Jennings Bryan College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at William Jennings Bryan College are $9,760 a year.

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#2

Cumberland University

Lebanon, TN

Out of the 31 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Lebanon, CU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU are $7,500 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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 medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.

UT Chattanooga graduate students pay an average of $10,474 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize 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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#6

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

Tusculum University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tusculum are $7,200 per year.

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#7

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union are $11,666 per year.

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#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. 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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With a ranking of #9, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. 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.

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#10

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the suburb of Jefferson City, Carson - Newman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Carson - Newman are $9,632 a 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 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.

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