by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 416,590 business administration and management students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business administration and management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,927 and had an average of $25,277 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 11,774 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,441 and $27,360 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,151 business administration and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in business administration and management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their business administration and management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 174 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,062 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Centura College - Newport News landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Newport News, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 298 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Nelson Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia. Hampton, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 96 students in 2020-2021.
Centura College - Virginia Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. Centura College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 6 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Western Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 95 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia Western Community College Business Administration & Management Report
With a ranking of #8, John Tyler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. Located in Chester, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
Full John Tyler Community College Business Administration & Management Report
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Shore Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. Eastern Shore Community College is a public institution located in Melfa, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Piedmont Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. PVCC is a small school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 62 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Richard Bland College of William and Mary ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. Located in South Prince George, Virginia, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, American National University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. American National University is a small school located in Salem, Virginia that handed out 9 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
Full American National University Business Administration & Management Report
University of Management and Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Management and Technology Business Administration & Management Report
New River Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. New River Community College is a public institution located in Dublin, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwest Virginia Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Richlands, Virginia, and it awarded 14 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blue Ridge Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. BRCC is located in Weyers Cave, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
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Danville Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. Danville Community College is located in Danville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
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Germanna Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. Germanna Community College is located in Locust Grove, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
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Paul D Camp Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. Franklin, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #20. Columbia College is located in Vienna, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s business administration degrees to qualified students.
Full Columbia College Business Administration & Management Report
Patrick Henry Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. Martinsville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s business administration degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Full Patrick Henry Business Administration & Management Report
Centura College - Chesapeake did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #22. Centura College - Chesapeake is a small school located in Chesapeake, Virginia that handed out 2 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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Averett University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Danville, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s business administration students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Central Virginia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. Central Virginia Community College is a small school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 15 associates’s business administration degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #25, Wytheville Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Business Administration Major in Virginia list. Wytheville Community College is a public institution located in Wytheville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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