2024 Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Tennessee
8Colleges in Tennessee
631General Business Degrees Awarded
$48,270Avg Early-Career Salary
General Business/Commerce is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #16 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for general business/commerce students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 631 degrees in general business/commerce during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The general business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Business/Commerce rankings. For our Best Overall General Business/Commerce School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
General Business/Commerce Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Business/Commerce in Tennessee
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general business degrees they offer, see the list below.
Belmont University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general business/commerce. Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were approximately 95 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available. Those general business/commerce students who get their degree from Belmont University make $10,862 more than the average general business graduate.
Any student pursuing a degree in general business/commerce has to take a look at Christian Brothers University. Located in the large city of Memphis, Christian Brothers is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1114 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Christian Brothers is a great university overall.
There were about 25 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Christian Brothers in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, general business degree recipients usually make around $43,625 at the beginning of their careers.
King University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general business/commerce. Located in the small city of Bristol, King is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 23 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at King in the most recent year we have data available.
Bethel University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general business/commerce. Located in the distant town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 21st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 129 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Bethel in the most recent year we have data available. Those general business/commerce students who get their degree from Bethel University make $7,794 more than the standard general business student.
Located in the distant town of Harrogate, LMU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #947 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means LMU is a great university overall.
There were about 5 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at LMU in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #866 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middle Tennessee State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
CU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Lebanon. This university ranks 30th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 64 general business/commerce students who graduated with this degree at CU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 29th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
Students who receive their degree from the general business program make an average of $36,632 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The general business program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Business/Commerce rankings. For our Best Overall General Business/Commerce School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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