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Highest earning associate's business administration programs in Tennessee
Tennessee business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | Public, 2-year | $50,301 | 38 |
| 2 | Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Public, 2-year | $40,513 | 42 |
| 3 | Nashville State Community College | Nashville | Public, 2-year | $34,306 | 44 |
| 4 | Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | Public, 2-year | $32,529 | 80 |
| 5 | Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Public, 2-year | $31,640 | 31 |
| 6 | Roane State Community College | Harriman | Public, 2-year | $29,823 | 46 |
| 7 | Remington College | Memphis | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $26,287 | 113 |
| 8 | Walters State Community College | Morristown | Public, 2-year | $25,882 | 46 |
| 9 | Miller-Motte College | Chattanooga | For-profit, 4-year | $23,907 | 295 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.