2026 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in Virginia
[Accounting and Business/Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/accounting/accounting-and-business-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for accounting and business/management students.
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2026 Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools in Virginia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in accounting and business/management, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Accounting and Business/Management Schools
Washington And Lee University earned the #1 spot for value among accounting and business/management schools in Virginia. Washington And Lee University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lexington. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $68,045. Students borrow a median of $16,750 to complete the accounting and business/management program here. Early-career accounting and business/management graduates make about $81,625. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Washington And Lee University admits about 14% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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