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Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

21 Colleges
$29,854 Avg Salary
$20,960 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in Virginia with 20,162 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate 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 21 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Management and Technology the best school in Virginia for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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Out of the 21 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

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Strayer University - Virginia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

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Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Virginia Western Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Virginia Western Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 19,372
West Virginia 7,145
Mississippi 6,031
South Carolina 10,000
Florida 38,945
Arkansas 5,320
Alabama 13,789
Kentucky 8,045
Georgia 19,137
Tennessee 10,909
Louisiana 10,068

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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