2025 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Ranked #1 in popularity, business, management & marketing is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 24 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of business, management & marketing. Combined, these schools handed out 5,212 master's degrees in business, management & marketing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Business, Management & Marketing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of business, management & marketing for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to business, management & marketing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of business, management & marketing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for business, management & marketing to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized business, management & marketing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for business, management & marketing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Business, Management & Marketing in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in business, management & marketing.

10 Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Business, Management & Marketing

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

730 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a good option for students interested in a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

217 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Virginia Tech

3

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

284 Annual Graduates

George Mason University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from George Mason University

4

William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

577 Annual Graduates

William & Mary is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in business, management & marketing. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from William & Mary

5

University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Annual Graduates

URichmond is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of Richmond

6

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

122 Annual Graduates

JMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from James Madison University

7

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,559 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Liberty University

8

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

257 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Virginia Commonwealth University

9

Marymount University
Arlington, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from Marymount University

10

University of the Potomac - VA Campus
FALLS CHURCH, VA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Annual Graduates

University of the Potomac - VA Campus is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the suburb of FALLS CHURCH.More information about a master’s in business, management & marketing from University of the Potomac - VA Campus

Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	1,515
Florida	34	10,076
Georgia	32	4,380
Tennessee	32	2,876
North Carolina	31	5,667
Kentucky	31	2,611
West Virginia	30	1,741
Alabama	30	3,910
Louisiana	30	4,162
South Carolina	30	1,706
Arkansas	30	651

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Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	3,885
Accounting	367
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	332
Human Resource Management	173
General Business/Commerce	148
Finance & Financial Management	111
Marketing	93
International Business	49
Management Information Systems	29
Real Estate	17

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar. More about our data sources and methodologies.