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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in Virginia with 11,019 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>.

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Virginia to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, business administration graduates from Northern Virginia Community College carry an average student debtload of $12,580.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.

Business Administration majors at John Tyler Community College take out an average of $16,354 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Tidewater Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,224.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Business Administration majors at Reynolds Community College take out an average of $11,061 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

With a ranking of #6, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration & management students working on their associate degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, business administration majors at PVCC accumulate an average of around $17,559 in student debt.

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Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business administration & management programs. TNCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Hampton.

While working on their Associate Degree, business administration majors at TNCC accumulate an average of around $15,220 in student debt.

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Virginia Western Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, business administration graduates from Virginia Western Community College take out $13,207 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Blue Ridge Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Strayer University - Virginia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Strayer University - Virginia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 17,913
Georgia 7,782
Tennessee 6,076
Louisiana 5,167
North Carolina 10,255
West Virginia 4,543
Alabama 6,963
Mississippi 2,579
South Carolina 3,971
Arkansas 2,025
Kentucky 2,615

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, business administration & management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 343,412
Organizational Leadership 15,220
Interior Design Management 13,728
Supply Chain Management 10,601
Operations Management 6,424
Project Management 4,189
Office Administration 3,577
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 2,736
Retail Management 959
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 939
Transportation/Mobility Management 641
E-Commerce 469
Science/Technology Management 359
Research and Development Management 284
Customer Service Management 178
Risk Management 37

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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