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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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The excellent associate degree programs at Northern Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the large 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 suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Reynolds Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

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With a ranking of #6, Strayer University - Virginia did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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#7

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

Piedmont Virginia Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

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

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Thomas Nelson Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Roanoke.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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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