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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,546 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,362 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #23 most popular major in Virginia with 1,437 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for general business students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for general business majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Business & Commerce

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in Virginia for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GMU are $13,119 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Virginia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

Strayer University - Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, general business graduates from Strayer University - Virginia take out $46,080 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $121, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at VCU are $15,028 a year. The average amount in student loans that general business majors at VCU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,716. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $193.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeVry University - Virginia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. DeVry University - Virginia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

DeVry University - Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $15,032 in in-state tuition and fees each year. General Business majors at DeVry University - Virginia take out an average of $44,433 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Southern Virginia University

Buena Vista, VA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Virginia University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general business/commerce schools in Virginia. SVU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buena Vista.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SVU are $17,960 per year.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree 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.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general business/commerce programs. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Regent are $18,820 a year.

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Randolph - Macon College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Randolph - Macon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Randolph - Macon are $45,150 a year. On average, general business graduates from Randolph - Macon take out $23,239 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $318, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its great value ranking, Randolph - Macon is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 2,025
North Carolina 494
Florida 1,813
Tennessee 664
Kentucky 2,455
South Carolina 832
Louisiana 712
Arkansas 767
Alabama 302
Mississippi 607
West Virginia 883

General Business/Commerce is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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