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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$10,495 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,181 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in Virginia. In total, 11,308 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Virginia.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Virginia to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business administration majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Reynolds Community College to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

Reynolds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,998 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, business administration majors at Reynolds Community College accumulate an average of around $12,522 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $4,800 per year. On average, business administration graduates from John Tyler Community College take out $16,074 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, John Tyler Community College also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont Virginia Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at PVCC are $4,790 per year. Business Administration majors at PVCC take out an average of $16,267 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business administration and management schools in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,604.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Northern Virginia Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great value for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Tidewater Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,502.

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With a ranking of #6, Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

TNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,806 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at TNCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,439.

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University of Management and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Management and Technology are $9,450 a year. On average, business administration graduates from University of Management and Technology take out $19,418 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

University of Management and Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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Virginia Western Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Roanoke.

Virginia Western Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,355 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Virginia Western Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,163.

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#9

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BRCC are $5,364 per year. The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at BRCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,564.

Full Business Administration & Management at Blue Ridge Community College Report

New River Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the town of Dublin, NRCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NRCC are $4,697 per year. Business Administration majors at NRCC take out an average of $15,050 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,852
North Carolina 10,472
Florida 18,071
Tennessee 6,169
Kentucky 2,692
South Carolina 4,017
Louisiana 5,195
Arkansas 2,031
Alabama 7,031
Mississippi 2,589
West Virginia 4,631

One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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