2024 Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools in Virginia
7Colleges in Virginia
161Managerial Economics Degrees Awarded
$43,443Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in business/managerial economics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #119 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 degrees in business/managerial economics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Business/Managerial Economics School
Your choice of business/managerial economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Business/Managerial Economics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Business/Managerial Economics Rankings by Degree Level
The managerial economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools in Virginia.
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Best Schools for Business/Managerial Economics in Virginia
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the managerial economics degree levels they offer.
It's difficult to beat Virginia Commonwealth University if you want to pursue a degree in business/managerial economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #240 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 63 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the managerial economics program make an average of $40,239 in their early career salary.
It's difficult to beat James Madison University if you wish to pursue a degree in business/managerial economics. JMU is a very large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were about 8 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
Hampden - Sydney College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in business/managerial economics. Located in the rural area of Hampden-Sydney, Hampden - Sydney is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 48 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Hampden - Sydney in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the business/managerial economics program at Hampden - Sydney College earn $7,885 above the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It's difficult to beat Old Dominion University if you wish to pursue a degree in business/managerial economics. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #446 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Old Dominion is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent data year. After graduating, managerial economics degree recipients usually make an average of $38,763 in the first five years of their career.
Virginia State is a small public university located in the suburb of Petersburg. This university ranks 60th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 17 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Virginia State in the most recent data year.
Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Winchester. A Best Colleges rank of #302 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Shenandoah is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Shenandoah in the most recent data year.
Hampton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Hampton. This university ranks 46th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 5 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Hampton in the most recent year we have data available.
Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Staunton. This university ranks 36th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 2 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Mary Baldwin in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).