by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Business, Management & Marketing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 862,104 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 11,728 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,546 and $27,076 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,056 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,342 and $21,173 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 34 colleges that offer a degree in business, management and marketing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business, management and marketing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The business, management & marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee associate degree business, management & marketing students.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 65 diplomas to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Daymar College - Nashville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. Daymar College - Nashville is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 3 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cumberland University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 57 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 34 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cleveland, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 90 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Daymar College - Clarksville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. Located in Clarksville, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Pellissippi State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 130 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Williamson Christian College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. WCC is a small school located in Franklin, Tennessee that handed out 1 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #8, Southwest Tennessee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Roane State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. Roane State Community College is located in Harriman, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Bethel University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. Bethel is a small school located in McKenzie, Tennessee that handed out 39 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Volunteer State Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 80 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Daymar College - Murfreesboro ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. This small school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Northeast State Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. Northeast State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Blountville, Tennessee that handed out 56 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Nashville State Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 59 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Walters State Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. Walters State Community College is a public institution located in Morristown, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Chattanooga State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #16. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Miller-Motte College Chattanooga came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. Chattanooga, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Jackson State Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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Columbia State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #19. Columbia State Community College is located in Columbia, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
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Motlow State Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. Motlow State Community College is a public institution located in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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South College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. South College is a private for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Remington College - Nashville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s business, management and marketing degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. Trevecca Nazarene University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 26 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dyersburg State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking, coming in at #24. Dyersburg State Community College is a public institution located in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryan College - Dayton landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business, Management & Marketing Major in Tennessee ranking. William Jennings Bryan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Tennessee. It awarded 4 associates’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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