Tennessee is a smart destination for anyone pursuing a business education. The growth in Tennessee's job market is on pace with the national average, while personal income for Tennessee employees increased by 6 percent in 2006 alone. Metropolitan areas like Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga continue to see strong growth in the business and service sectors. According to experts at the University of Tennessee College of Business Administration, the local economy will add 93,000 more professional and business jobs by 2016.

Many Tennessee colleges and universities offer MBAs, associate's degrees and bachelor's degrees in areas like accounting technology, international business and human resource management. Accountants and auditors, for example, can earn median annual salaries of over $50,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, so there's plenty of opportunity for competitive compensation. If you're interested in e-commerce, consider Tennessee's technical project management degrees, which help prepare students to handle the technological aspects of electronic business in the IT sector.