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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$14,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 6,276 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Virginia to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Management and Technology the best value school in Virginia for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Management and Technology graduate students pay an average of $7,110 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at James Madison University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JMU are $12,514 per year.

JMU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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#3

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Christopher Newport University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. CNU is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Newport News.

CNU graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CNU also is in the top 20% of our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Christopher Newport University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $20,906 per year.

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

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 31 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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

Virginia Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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#6

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. VWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VWU are $8,982 per year.

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#7

Bluefield College

Bluefield, VA

Bluefield College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Bluefield College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bluefield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bluefield College are $9,234 a year.

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#8

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at William & Mary are $16,618 a year.

William & Mary also took the #3 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia rankings.

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#9

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

University of Mary Washington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 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.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Mary Washington Report

#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,604
Florida 10,641
North Carolina 6,200
Tennessee 3,234
Georgia 4,603
South Carolina 2,077
Louisiana 4,370
West Virginia 1,895
Kentucky 2,845
Arkansas 731
Alabama 4,164

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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