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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Virginia to see which basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named John Tyler Community College the best school in Virginia for business administration & management students working on their basic certificate. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Chester.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. 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 Tidewater Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Piedmont Virginia Community College

Charlottesville, VA

Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration & management students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Reynolds Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business administration & management students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Thomas Nelson Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Hampton.

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With a ranking of #9, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration & management students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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New River Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. NRCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Dublin.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges 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 11 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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