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2025 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee

11 Colleges in Tennessee
778 Finance Degrees Awarded
$59,187 Avg Early-Career Salary
Finance & Financial Management is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for finance & financial management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 778 degrees in finance & financial management annually.

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Choosing a Great Finance & Financial Management School

Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee Your choice of finance & financial management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance & financial management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Finance & Financial Management Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Finance
Bachelor's Degrees in Finance
Master's Degrees in Finance

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Tennessee list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Finance & Financial Management in Tennessee

The schools below may not offer all types of finance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Tennessee Schools in Finance

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
198 Finance Degrees Awarded
$53,826 Median Starting Salary

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in finance & financial management. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.

There were roughly 198 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, finance degree recipients generally earn an average of $53,826 at the beginning of their careers.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In TN
66 Finance Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga if you want to pursue a degree in finance & financial management. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 66 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at UT Chattanooga in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Finance Program Name

Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
102 Finance Degrees Awarded
10.8% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Memphis if you want to pursue a degree in finance & financial management. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Memphis. A Best Colleges rank of #807 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofM is a great university overall.

There were about 102 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, finance degree recipients usually earn about $44,395 in their early careers.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TN
23.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in finance & financial management needs to look into Belmont University. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In TN
31.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #688 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.

There were about 19 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
108 Finance Degrees Awarded
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 108 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the finance program state that they receive average early career earnings of $46,505.

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Lee University
Cleveland, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In TN
61.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 13 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Lee University in the most recent data year.

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Masters Degree Type
MBA in Finance Program Name

Earn the finance MBA that can fit both your goals and your budget.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
45 Finance Degrees Awarded
17.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 45 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee Tech University in the most recent data year. After graduating, finance degree recipients typically make an average of $41,176 at the beginning of their careers.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Finance Degrees Awarded
$39,936 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #802 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ETSU is a great university overall.

There were about 59 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, finance degree recipients generally earn an average of $39,936 at the beginning of their careers.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Finance Degrees Awarded
$45,325 Median Starting Salary

UT Martin is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Martin. This university ranks 32nd out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were approximately 38 finance & financial management students who graduated with this degree at UT Martin in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the finance program report average early career earnings of $45,325.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 1,368
Florida 282 3,957
North Carolina 279 1,251
Virginia 274 925
South Carolina 248 993
Kentucky 244 532
Louisiana 242 910
Mississippi 234 388
Arkansas 234 638
Alabama 233 1,274
West Virginia 207 206

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Finance Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Finance 761
Banking and Financial Support Services 8
Financial Planning & Services 5
Investments and Securities 4

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 6,161
Accounting 1,142
Marketing 912
General Business/Commerce 631
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 549
Business Support & Assistant Services 379
Human Resource Management 183
Management Information Systems 175
Hospitality Management 151
Entrepreneurial Studies 140

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