Around 0.0% of Virginia's graduates graduate from business management degree programs every year. That means an estimated 3 business administrators graduate from Virginia's 5 business management schools each year.

Top Schools

University of Mary Washington, which is located in Fredericksburg, is the top-ranked school in Virginia that has a business management program. It received a ranking of 29th in the country in 2010. no students graduated with a degree in business management from University of Mary Washington in 2010. University of Mary Washington charged in-state students $7,862 in tuition fees per year.

The second-ranked school in Virginia that has a business management program is Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, which was ranked 32nd in the country in 2010, is located in Richmond. 6 students graduated with degree in business management from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010. The tuition rate at Virginia Commonwealth University was $8,817 per year.

Cost

Business management schools in Virginia, charge students an average tuition of $11,053 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $14,826 per year, or as little as $7,862 per year. The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Virginia business management schools were charged at the following schools:

1. University of Phoenix-Northern Virginia Campus - located in Reston, students are charged $11,880 per year
2. University of Phoenix-Richmond Campus - located in Richmond, students are charged $11,880 per year

The business management schools in Virginia that charged the lowest tuition rates were:

1. University of Mary Washington - located in Fredericksburg, students are charged $7,862 per year
2. Virginia Commonwealth University - located in Richmond, students are charged $8,817 per year
3. University of Phoenix-Northern Virginia Campus - located in Reston, students are charged $11,880 per year

A business management degree from a Virginia school... what next?

The highest percentage of business management graduates in Virginia pursue careers as a business administrator. Virginia had 4,350 business administrators in 2010. The Virginia counties with the largest populations of business administrators are:

1. Chesapeake County - 860 business administrators
2. Caroline County - 810 business administrators
3. Botetourt County - 130 business administrators

Projected Growth

The government projects that the number of business administrators in Virginia will grow by 16%. By 2018, there will be an estimated 4,820 business administrators working in Virginia.

Salary

A business administrator in Virginia earns $85,510 per year on average. In 2010, however, some Virginia business administrators earned as little as less than $26,430 per year or as much as more than $131,510 per year. The following counties in Virginia have the highest average salaries for business administrators:

1. Caroline County - $84,210 per year
2. Giles County - $80,670 per year
3. Chesapeake County - $79,210 per year

A business administrator in the following counties in Virginia make the lowest salaries on average:

1. Alleghany County - $62,540 per year
2. Buchanan County - $64,200 per year
3. Danville County - $68,670 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in business management in Virginia and to compare salaries with various related fields such as healthcare management or construction management, take a look at the graphs and charts below.