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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$16,126 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Virginia to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in Virginia.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Liberty University Report

#4

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Washington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public college with a small student population.

UMW graduate students pay an average of $11,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Old Dominion University Report

#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lynchburg are $11,759 a year.

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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GMU also took the #3 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia rankings.

Full Business Administration & Management at George Mason University Report

#9

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at URichmond are $25,620 per year.

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#10

DeVry University - Virginia

Arlington, VA

DeVry University - Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

DeVry University - Virginia graduate students pay an average of $17,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business Administration & Management at DeVry University - Virginia Report

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 13 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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