2025 Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

If you pursue a doctor's degree in business administration & management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #10 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 204 doctor's degrees in business administration & management to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's 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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on business administration & management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other business administration & management students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's 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 doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

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

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in business administration & management.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Doctorate in Business Administration

1

Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN

29 Annual Graduates

Trevecca Nazarene University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from Trevecca Nazarene University

2

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

19 Annual Graduates

East Tennessee State University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in business administration & management. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in business administration & management from East Tennessee State University

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
Florida	138	148
Virginia	127	134
Georgia	126	30
North Carolina	115	59
Mississippi	113	15
Louisiana	103	23
Alabama	98	56
South Carolina	91	37
Kentucky	87	93
Arkansas	58	13
West Virginia	49	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Organizational Leadership	164
General Business Administration and Management	40

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	15
Hospitality 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.