2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Business Administration & Management is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 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.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of business administration & management. Combined, these schools handed out 665 associate degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of business administration & management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for business administration & management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Tennessee

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for business administration & management students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN

51 Annual Graduates

$34,306 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Nashville State Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Nashville.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Nashville State Community College earn a boost of approximately $3,537 above the average earnings of business administration & management majors.

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2

Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, TN

61 Annual Graduates

$32,529 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business administration & management needs to take a look at Pellissippi State Community College. Pellissippi State Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Knoxville.

Students who graduate with their associate from the business administration program state that they receive average early career income of $32,529.

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3

Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, TN

81 Annual Graduates

$40,513 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in business administration & management needs to take a look at Volunteer State Community College. Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Volunteer State Community College earn a boost of around $9,744 over the typical income of business administration & management graduates.

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4

Bethel University
McKenzie, TN

17 Annual Graduates

Bethel University is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the distant town of McKenzie, Bethel is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Bethel University

5

Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN

36 Annual Graduates

$36,486 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Chattanooga State Community College receive $5,717 more than the standard business administration grad.

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6

Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland, TN

55 Annual Graduates

$50,301 Median Starting Salary

Cleveland State Community College is a small public college located in the small city of Cleveland.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Cleveland State Community College get an earnings boost of around $19,532 over the typical earnings of business administration & management majors.

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7

Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN

38 Annual Graduates

$31,640 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Columbia, Columbia State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program make about $31,640 in their early career salary.

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8

Roane State Community College
Harriman, TN

40 Annual Graduates

$29,823 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

After graduating, business administration associate recipients generally earn about $29,823 in their early careers.

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9

Miller-Motte College Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

41 Annual Graduates

$23,907 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, MMC Chattanooga is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, business administration associate recipients generally make about $23,907 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	207
Georgia	121	1,216
Florida	121	1,549
North Carolina	120	1,731
Arkansas	105	254
Virginia	97	2,151
West Virginia	92	482
Kentucky	90	521
Louisiana	80	119
South Carolina	77	446
Alabama	69	543

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	634
Customer Service Management	17
Interior Design Management	12
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	1
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	366
Accounting	64
Business Support & Assistant Services	60
Hospitality Management	21
Entrepreneurial Studies	2
Finance & Financial Management	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.