2025 Best Business/Managerial Economics Schools in Virginia
3Colleges in Virginia
139Managerial Economics Degrees Awarded
$54,853Avg 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for business/managerial economics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 139 degrees in business/managerial economics to qualified students.
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.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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 is 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 very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 33 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the managerial economics program state that they receive average early career earnings of $45,370.
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 small city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 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 country 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 small student population. This college ranks 24th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 50 business/managerial economics students who graduated with this degree at Hampden - Sydney in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, managerial economics degree recipients generally make around $52,087 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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.
