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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia

38 Colleges
$48,082 Avg Salary
$27,329 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the most popular school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#3

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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Out of the 38 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 5 spot on the list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Strayer University - Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia ranking. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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University of Management and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, University of Management and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of the Potomac - VA Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular business, management and marketing programs. University of the Potomac - VA Campus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Vienna.

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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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