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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

35 Colleges
$29,181 Avg Salary
$19,377 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in Virginia to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the most popular school in Virginia for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

Women make up 49% of the business administration majors at the school.

Business Administration majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out an average of $13,604 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great place for business administration and management students working on their associate degree. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

Women make up 58% of the business administration majors at the school.

Business Administration majors at Tidewater Community College take out an average of $15,502 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Reynolds Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Virginia. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

Of the 174 students majoring in business administration at Reynolds Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

On average, business administration graduates from Reynolds Community College take out $12,522 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Tyler Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 50% are male.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at John Tyler Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,074.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Thomas Nelson Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Virginia. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 49% are male.

Business Administration majors at TNCC take out an average of $17,439 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Virginia Western Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree business administration and management programs. Virginia Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Roanoke.

About 41% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 59% are male.

Business Administration majors at Virginia Western Community College take out an average of $13,163 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#7

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

Piedmont Virginia Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree business administration and management programs. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 42% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from PVCC carry an average student debt load of $16,267.

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#8

Germanna Community College

Locust Grove, VA

Germanna Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Germanna Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

About 70% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 30% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Germanna Community College carry an average student debt load of $19,497.

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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 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.

About 75% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 25% are male.

On average, business administration graduates from BRCC take out $14,564 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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University of Management and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

About 63% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 37% are male.

On average, business administration graduates from University of Management and Technology take out $19,418 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools 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 26 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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