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Top Business Master's Degree Schools in Virginia
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for business students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Management and Technology is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Management and Technology. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Virginia Tech. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 29 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, James Madison University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since JMU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 29 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the # 5 spot on the list.
William & Mary landed the #6 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Online graduate courses are available at William & Mary, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Christopher Newport University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
One thing to take note of is that CNU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
GMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Marymount University ranked #9 on this year’s list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Marymount does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at VCU. In 2019-2020 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Radford University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Radford does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Mary Washington ranked #12 on this year’s list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMW. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Bridgewater College landed the #13 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Bridgewater does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Virginia Wesleyan University ranked #14 on this year’s list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at VWU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
Bluefield College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bluefield College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 58% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Lynchburg landed the #16 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lynchburg. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.
Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Old Dominion, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 82% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #18, Hampton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Hampton. During the 2019-2020 year, about 27% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Shenandoah University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Shenandoah does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #20, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Liberty University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Virginia State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Mary Baldwin University ranked #22 on this year’s list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Mary Baldwin. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Regent does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 94% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Strayer University - Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Virginia are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ECPI University. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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