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2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
281 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor's in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Business/Commerce is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 55,749 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Tennessee, there were 629 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 281 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. It costs about $12,464 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general business students with aid per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

Full Middle Tennessee State University General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christian Brothers University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Christian Brothers, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Christian Brothers University is $11,900 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general business students with aid.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Christian Brothers

#3

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin Peay State University is a fairly large public school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 8 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Peay State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. It costs about $13,692 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree General Business students with aid per year to attend Austin Peay State University.

Full Austin Peay State University General Business/Commerce Report

#4

King University

Bristol, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend King University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Bristol, Tennessee, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

King did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The estimated yearly cost for King is $22,652 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general business students with aid.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at King University

#5

Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Memorial University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Lincoln Memorial University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Harrogate, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

LMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The yearly cost to attend LMU is $15,180 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general business students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Lincoln Memorial University

#6

Strayer University - Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

Strayer University - Tennessee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school handed out 106 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general business students in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Tennessee did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. The estimated yearly cost for Strayer University - Tennessee is $22,257 for Tennessee Bachelor’s Degree General Business students with aid.

Full Strayer University - Tennessee General Business/Commerce Report

#7

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

Belmont University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Business Schools for a Bachelor’s in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid list. Belmont is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Belmont, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. It costs about $35,548 for tennessee bachelor’s degree general business students with aid per year to attend Belmont University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Business/Commerce at Belmont University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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