2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management in Tennessee

If you pursue a doctor's degree in business administration and management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #13 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the most popular for business administration and management students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 doctor's degrees in business administration and management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Doctor's Degree

The business administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management in Tennessee ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of business administration and management students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Business Administration & Management Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for business administration and management.

 

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

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in business administration and management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Business Administration Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

East Tennessee State University is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in business administration and management. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in business administration and management in Tennessee.

There were about 15 business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Memphis if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in business administration and management. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in business administration and management in Tennessee.

There were roughly 13 business administration and management individuals who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Johnson University
Knoxville, TN

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Johnson University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in business administration and management. Located in the rural area of Knoxville, Johnson University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in business administration and management in Tennessee.

There were approximately 5 business administration and management individuals who graduated with this degree at Johnson University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in business administration and management from Johnson University

3

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in business administration and management. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in business administration and management in Tennessee.

There were about 5 business administration and management individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in business administration and management from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

5

Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

LMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Harrogate. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in business administration and management in Tennessee.

There were about 3 business administration and management students who graduated with this degree at LMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in business administration and management from Lincoln Memorial University

6

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. More information about a doctorate in business administration and management from Vanderbilt University

 

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	163
Virginia	126	80
Georgia	124	52
North Carolina	113	66
Louisiana	99	14
Alabama	94	29
South Carolina	88	13
Kentucky	86	71
Mississippi	72	19
Arkansas	57	13
West Virginia	49	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Business Administration

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

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	21
Organizational Leadership	20

Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business/Managerial Economics	4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	3
Hospitality Management	2

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.