2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Business/Commerce is the 13th most popular major in the country with 55,749 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,821 and had an average of $25,596 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,590 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,700 and $30,058 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The general business 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 “Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general business degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Full Virginia Tech General Business/Commerce Report

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Business Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s general business degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at VCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at VCU are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University General Business/Commerce Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Business/Commerce (Income $30-$48k)

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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