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Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia
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Our rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in Virginia for business students working on their graduate certificate. University of Virginia is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 56 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Virginia does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #1 for overall quality in Virginia.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in Virginia. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Virginia Tech does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Virginia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for business students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 118 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
Liberty University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 15 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s value ranking, William & Mary landed the # 4 spot on the list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at William & Mary are $34,978 per year.
William & Mary 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 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
William & Mary also made our list, coming in at #3.
Out of the 15 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Mary Washington landed the # 5 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UMW graduate students pay an average of $21,108 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that UMW does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Radford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Radford is a medium-sized public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Radford are $21,508 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Radford, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
George Mason University ranked #7 on this year’s list. George Mason University is a large public school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 137 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GMU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GMU is ranked #5 for overall quality in Virginia.
Old Dominion University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the large public school handed out 24 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $33,288 in tuition and fees each year.
Old Dominion does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
University of Lynchburg did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Lynchburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynchburg are $11,759 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Lynchburg does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 31 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
VCU graduate students pay an average of $29,546 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,341 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since VCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.
Strayer University - Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in Arlington, Virginia, the small private for-profit school handed out 27 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Strayer University - Virginia are $15,135 a year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Strayer University - Virginia. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
University of Richmond landed the #12 spot in the rankings for the best value graduate certificate business programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at URichmond are $25,620 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, URichmond is ranked #4 for overall quality in Virginia.
Marymount University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Marymount are $21,016 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Marymount does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Shenandoah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Shenandoah University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Shenandoah graduate students pay an average of $23,430 in tuition and fees each year.
Shenandoah does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Regent University ranked #15 on this year’s list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Regent are $17,190 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Regent does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 94% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- 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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