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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia 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 city of Lynchburg.

About 45% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 55% are male.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Liberty University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Virginia - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

About 38% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 62% are male.

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

#3

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

Of the 508 students majoring in business, management and marketing at William & Mary, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Out of the 38 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Virginia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 59% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Of the 228 students majoring in business, management and marketing at GMU, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 61% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Regent University Report

University of Management and Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 36% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#9

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

About 42% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 58% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, University of the Potomac - VA Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. University of the Potomac - VA Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Vienna.

Women make up 32% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at University of the Potomac - VA Campus Report

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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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