2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 55,749 general business/commerce students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.

Across Virginia, there were 1,590 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 179 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general business/commerce programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree general business students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s general business students in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at George Mason University

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Business Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #2 spot on the list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 147 masters’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Virginia Commonwealth University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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