Ranked #11 in popularity, finance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for finance students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 821 degrees in finance annually.
The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Finance Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the finance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in finance. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 294 finance students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat William & Mary if you want to pursue a degree in finance. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #103 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.More information about a degree in finance from William & Mary
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
It is difficult to beat James Madison University if you wish to pursue a degree in finance. JMU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were about 140 finance students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat George Mason University if you wish to pursue a degree in finance. GMU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 finance students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 70 finance students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.
CNU is a small public university located in the midsize city of Newport News. This university ranks 15th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 13 finance students who graduated with this degree at CNU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 58 finance students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
Radford is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Radford. This university ranks 20th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 29 finance students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 80 finance students who graduated with this degree at Old Dominion in the most recent year we have data available.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
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).
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The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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