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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

31 Colleges
$20,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,082 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in Virginia to see which 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 Schools in Virginia

Check out the business, management and marketing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

$9,450 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Management and Technology the best value school in Virginia for business, management and marketing students. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Management and Technology are $9,450 a year.

University of Management and Technology also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA
$12,638 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JMU are $12,638 a year.

JMU also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #5.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at James Madison University Report

#3

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA
$14,924 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 31 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Christopher Newport University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CNU is a small public school located in the city of Newport News.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNU are $14,924 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CNU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list.

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$19,785 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 31 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $19,785 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, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $14,174 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 #3 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Virginia.

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#6

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA
$36,910 Average Tuition & Fees

Virginia Wesleyan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list. VWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at VWU are $36,910 per year.

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#7

Bluefield College

Bluefield, VA
$28,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Bluefield College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia ranking. 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 undergraduate at Bluefield College are $28,870 a year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Bluefield College Report

#8

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA
$13,800 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Mary Washington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students. UMW is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fredericksburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMW are $13,800 per year.

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#9

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA
$23,812 Average Tuition & Fees

William & Mary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business, management and marketing programs. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at William & Mary are $23,812 a year.

William & Mary also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #4.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at William & Mary Report

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Liberty University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business, management and marketing programs. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 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 25 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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