Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Tennessee
48 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,992 at Strayer University-Tennessee.
What this work pays in Tennessee
General and Operations Managers in Tennessee earn a median of $106,970 a year across 63,720 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $66,390 | 49,870 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $47,880 | 26,470 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $67,370 | 21,460 |
| Project Management Specialists | $85,890 | 20,780 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $65,310 | 18,960 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-Tennessee Nashville | Associate's degree | — | $36,992 (79 grads) | 0 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Associate's degree | $8,750 | $31,133 (39 grads) | 78 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Associate's degree | $17,580 | $30,409 (40 grads) | 47 |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $29,685 (52 grads) | 77 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $15,150 | $28,443 (37 grads) | 42 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Associate's degree | $8,540 | $28,381 (62 grads) | 77 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Associate's degree | — | $28,212 (11 grads) | 37 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Associate's degree | $7,750 | $24,615 (33 grads) | 46 |
| Dyersburg State Community College Dyersburg | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (22 grads) | 29 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | $24,267 (21 grads) | 37 |
| Walters State Community College Morristown | Associate's degree | — | $23,869 (53 grads) | 57 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $23,224 (144 grads) | 1 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $23,224 (144 grads) | 4 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Associate's degree | $26,166 | $21,924 (158 grads) | 5 |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (13 grads) | 33 |
| Jackson State Community College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville | Associate's degree | $24,250 | not published | 11 |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Bethel University McKenzie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Bryan College-Dayton Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bryan College-Dayton Dayton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 82 |
| Columbia State Community College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Cumberland University Lebanon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Johnson University Knoxville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Lane College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lee University Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lipscomb University Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lipscomb University Nashville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Nashville State Community College Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| Roane State Community College Harriman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Strayer University-Tennessee Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tennessee Technological University Cookeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Union University Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Volunteer State Community College Gallatin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Welch College Gallatin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Williamson Christian College Franklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Business Administration, Management and Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.