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2027 Best Value Business Economics Schools in Virginia

[Business Economics](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/business-managerial-economics/business-economics/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for business economics students.

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• Best Value Business Economics Schools in Virginia

2027 Best Value Business Economics Schools in Virginia

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the business economics degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Business Economics Schools

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Hampden Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA

$54,550 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,970 Avg Student Debt

$67,640 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Hampden Sydney College, our #1 best value for business economics in Virginia. Hampden Sydney College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hampden-Sydney. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $54,550. Business Economics graduates carry a median of $26,970 in student loans. Early-career business economics graduates make about $52,087. That is a strong return on a $26,970 median debt. Hampden Sydney College admits about 41% of applicants.

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

$16,720 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$58,128 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Virginia Commonwealth University earned it the #2 place for business economics. Virginia Commonwealth University is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $16,720, compared with $39,884 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for business economics graduates is $21,500. Soon after graduation, business economics degree recipients from Virginia Commonwealth University generally make around $45,370. That is a strong return on a $21,500 median debt. Virginia Commonwealth University admits about 93% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.