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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$15,853 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,403 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for business, management and marketing 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 Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $16,522 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Virginia Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Virginia.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

Out of the 16 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

William & Mary graduate students pay an average of $16,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

William & Mary not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#5

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Mary Washington is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fredericksburg, UMW is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMW are $11,388 a year.

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#6

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Radford are $12,535 per year.

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#7

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, University of Lynchburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Lynchburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lynchburg graduate students pay an average of $11,759 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Lynchburg Report

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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 16 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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