2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 55,749 people earned their degree in general business/commerce, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across Tennessee, there were 629 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,822 and $35,654 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 193 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Bethel University

McKenzie, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$11,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,072 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University landed the #1 spot on the list. McKenzie, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 119 students in 2019-2020.

Bethel also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University are $11,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Bethel University

#2

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee

$21,155 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Harrogate, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

LMU also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lincoln Memorial University are $21,155, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full LMU General Business/Commerce Report

#3

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$24,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$83,848 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the #3 spot on the list. Belmont University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 71 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont are $24,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Belmont University General Business/Commerce Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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