2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business Administration & Management 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 Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in Virginia to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Reynolds Community College the best value school in Virginia for business administration and management students. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 per year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at Reynolds Community College accumulate an average of around $8,875 in student debt.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means John Tyler Community College is a great value for business administration and management students. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
John Tyler Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,800 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, business administration graduates from John Tyler Community College take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 49 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public school with a small student population.
PVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at PVCC accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Management and Technology is a great value for business administration and management students. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Management and Technology are $9,450 a year.
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Out of the 49 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year. On average, business administration graduates from Northern Virginia Community College take out $11,302 in student loans while working on their degree.
Northern Virginia Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Virginia list.
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With a ranking of #6, Tidewater Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year. On average, business administration graduates from Tidewater Community College take out $15,681 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
TNCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,806 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, business administration graduates from TNCC take out $18,712 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Virginia Western Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Virginia ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Roanoke.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,355 a year. While working on their degree, business administration majors at Virginia Western Community College accumulate an average of around $10,366 in student debt.
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Blue Ridge Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management 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. Business Administration majors at BRCC take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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James Madison University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business administration and management programs. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
JMU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,638 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, business administration graduates from JMU carry an average student debtload of $20,235. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $401, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, JMU also did well on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Virginia list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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Majors Related to Business Administration
One of 21 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Business Administration
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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.