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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$16,126 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,635 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business administration and management was the most popular one in Virginia. In total, 4,501 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Virginia.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for business administration 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $20,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $16,522 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 administration in Virginia.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#4

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

Out of the 13 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Washington landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMW is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg.

UMW graduate students pay an average of $11,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 13 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $13,224 per year.

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#6

University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA

University of Lynchburg came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GMU is ranked #3 for overall quality for business administration in Virginia.

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#9

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at URichmond are $25,620 a year.

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#10

DeVry University - Virginia

Arlington, VA

DeVry University - Virginia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Arlington, DeVry University - Virginia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

DeVry University - Virginia graduate students pay an average of $17,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 6,459
Georgia 2,352
North Carolina 3,290
Tennessee 2,285
Kentucky 1,040
Louisiana 3,270
Alabama 3,064
South Carolina 1,189
Mississippi 1,096
Arkansas 469
West Virginia 1,201

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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).

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