22 Best colleges for Marketing in Tennessee

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tennessee ranked based on their research performance in Marketing. A graph of 622K citations received by 15.8K academic papers made by 22 universities in Tennessee was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville

For Marketing

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

2. Vanderbilt University

Nashville

For Marketing

#56 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

3. University of Memphis

Memphis

For Marketing

#116 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

4. Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro

For Marketing

#263 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

5. East Tennessee State University

Johnson

For Marketing

#267 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

6. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Chattanooga

For Marketing

#273 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

7. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Memphis

For Marketing

#310 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,121
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1911

8. Tennessee State University

Nashville

For Marketing

#386 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 962
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. Tennessee Technological University

Cookeville

For Marketing

#388 in the United States

#430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

10. Johnson University

Knoxville

For Marketing

#397 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,713

11. King University

Bristol

For Marketing

#512 in the United States

#563 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $23,282
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $24,339

12. Belmont University

Nashville

For Marketing

#566 in the United States

#621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $37,558

13. Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton

For Marketing

#630 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,105
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $12,650

14. University of Tennessee - Martin

Martin

For Marketing

#662 in the United States

#720 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

15. Christian Brothers University

Memphis

For Marketing

#718 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $17,068

16. University of the South

Sewanee

For Marketing

#725 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1317
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,616

17. Austin Peay State University

Clarksville

For Marketing

#769 in the United States

#834 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1054
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

18. South College

Knoxville

For Marketing

#778 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $16,584
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $13,698

19. Union University

Jackson

For Marketing

#792 in the United States

#859 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,191

20. Meharry Medical College

Nashville

For Marketing

#798 in the United States

#865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,083
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1876

21. Lee University

Cleveland

For Marketing

#809 in the United States

#876 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,222

22. Rhodes College

Memphis

For Marketing

#860 in the United States

#932 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,590

Closest to Tennessee states to learn Marketing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Kentucky	11	48
Alabama	17	80
Georgia	28	27
Indiana	16	25
Mississippi	7	105
South Carolina	14	51
Illinois	32	12
North Carolina	24	29
Arkansas	12	98
Ohio	31	15
West Virginia	3	124
Missouri	21	54
Virginia	25	36
Louisiana	16	76
District of Columbia	8	63
Maryland	16	17
Iowa	6	32
Pennsylvania	58	6
Michigan	19	1
Florida	34	13
Wisconsin	18	21
Oklahoma	11	86
Kansas	8	75
New Jersey	18	31
New York	86	7
Minnesota	19	18
Connecticut	18	30
Nebraska	7	71
Rhode Island	7	122
Massachusetts	45	4
Texas	56	5
Vermont	3	138
South Dakota	5	338
New Hampshire	6	50
Colorado	14	73
North Dakota	3	190
Maine	6	245
New Mexico	4	115
Utah	6	62
Montana	3	209
Arizona	6	16
Idaho	3	171
Puerto Rico	7	490
California	82	2
Oregon	13	93
Washington	14	19
Hawaii	3	106

Closest to Tennessee states to learn Marketing

Business subfields in Tennessee