2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee

Business, Management & Marketing is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,179 associate degrees in business, management & marketing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Business, Management & Marketing School for Your Associate Degree

The business, management & marketing associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality business, management & marketing program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business, management & marketing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business, management & marketing 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 much debt business, management & marketing students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business, management & marketing related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Business, Management & Marketing Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Business, Management & Marketing 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, Management & Marketing in Tennessee

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for business, management & marketing students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

1

Cumberland University
Lebanon, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Annual Graduates

Cumberland University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. CU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Lebanon.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Cumberland University

2

Pellissippi State Community College
Knoxville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

96 Annual Graduates

Pellissippi State Community College is a wonderful option for students pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Pellissippi State Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Knoxville.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Pellissippi State Community College

3

Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Annual Graduates

Nashville State Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Nashville State Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Nashville.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Nashville State Community College

4

Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

81 Annual Graduates

Volunteer State Community College is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the large suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Volunteer State Community College

5

Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Chattanooga State Community College

6

Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Annual Graduates

Cleveland State Community College is a small public college located in the small city of Cleveland.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Cleveland State Community College

7

Bethel University
McKenzie, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

134 Annual Graduates

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, management & marketing from Bethel University

8

Roane State Community College
Harriman, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Harriman, Roane State Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Roane State Community College

9

Miller-Motte College Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, MMC Chattanooga is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business, management & marketing from Miller-Motte College Chattanooga

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	37	1,053
Georgia	34	2,553
Virginia	34	2,870
Arkansas	33	824
Florida	32	2,589
North Carolina	30	2,418
Kentucky	30	643
West Virginia	29	1,000
Louisiana	26	931
South Carolina	26	1,288
Alabama	24	925

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	665
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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar. More about our data sources and methodologies.