2025 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

If you pursue a associate degree in business administration & management, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for business administration & management students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,834 associate degrees in business administration & management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Business Administration & Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of business administration & management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality business administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business administration & management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business administration & management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business administration & management to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business administration & management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for business administration & management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Business Administration & Management in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in business administration & management.

10 Top Virginia Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

854 Annual Graduates

$30,503 Median Starting Salary

Northern Virginia Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Annandale.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn around $30,503 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Northern Virginia Community College

2

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

264 Annual Graduates

$35,919 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Tidewater Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in business administration & management. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the business administration program earn around $35,919 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Tidewater Community College

3

Reynolds Community College
Richmond, VA

193 Annual Graduates

$32,111 Median Starting Salary

Reynolds Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in business administration & management. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Richmond.

Soon after graduation, business administration associate recipients generally make around $32,111 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Reynolds Community College

4

Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, VA

53 Annual Graduates

$42,474 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in business administration & management has to check out Piedmont Virginia Community College. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, PVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management major at Piedmont Virginia Community College earn $8,396 more than the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Piedmont Virginia Community College

5

Thomas Nelson Community College
Hampton, VA

75 Annual Graduates

$42,039 Median Starting Salary

TNCC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Hampton.

Those business administration & management students who get their associate degree from Thomas Nelson Community College earn $7,961 more than the standard business administration grad.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Thomas Nelson Community College

6

Lord Fairfax Community College
Middletown, VA

12 Annual Graduates

Lord Fairfax Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Middletown.More information about a associate in business administration & management from Lord Fairfax Community College

7

Germanna Community College
Locust Grove, VA

38 Annual Graduates

$40,612 Median Starting Salary

Germanna Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Locust Grove.

Business Administration & Management associate degree recipients from Germanna Community College receive an earnings boost of around $6,534 above the average earnings of business administration & management majors.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Germanna Community College

8

John Tyler Community College
Chester, VA

91 Annual Graduates

$35,785 Median Starting Salary

John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Chester.

Soon after graduation, business administration associate recipients generally earn about $35,785 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from John Tyler Community College

9

Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VA

82 Annual Graduates

$38,214 Median Starting Salary

Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Roanoke.

Associate recipients from the business administration & management major at Virginia Western Community College get $4,136 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a associate in business administration & management from Virginia Western Community College

10

New River Community College
Dublin, VA

28 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Dublin, NRCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in business administration & management from New River Community College

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	207
Georgia	121	1,216
Florida	121	1,549
North Carolina	120	1,731
Arkansas	105	254
Tennessee	102	717
West Virginia	92	482
Kentucky	90	521
Louisiana	80	119
South Carolina	77	446
Alabama	69	543

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Business Administration & Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Business Administration & Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Business Administration Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management	1,478
Interior Design Management	345
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	10
Office Administration	1

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce	276
Accounting	174
Business Support & Assistant Services	118
Management Information Systems	41
Hospitality Management	25
Marketing	6
Human Resource Management	4

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.