Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Virginia
69 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,025 at New River Community College.
What this work pays in Virginia
General and Operations Managers in Virginia earn a median of $122,080 a year across 103,590 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Management Analysts | $117,580 | 59,620 |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $85,200 | 45,160 |
| Project Management Specialists | $120,840 | 43,860 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $67,170 | 35,160 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $47,990 | 32,250 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New River Community College Dublin | Associate's degree | — | $41,025 (16 grads) | 26 |
| Strayer University-Virginia Arlington | Associate's degree | — | $36,992 (79 grads) | 2 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Associate's degree | $10,875 | $35,060 (25 grads) | 94 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (27 grads) | 56 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Associate's degree | — | $32,563 (14 grads) | 33 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | $10,074 | $31,839 (15 grads) | 115 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | $9,300 | $30,687 (111 grads) | 253 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Associate's degree | $11,249 | $30,047 (71 grads) | 111 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | $10,217 | $29,350 (177 grads) | 961 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $28,598 (39 grads) | 113 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Associate's degree | — | $28,443 (35 grads) | 26 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | $10,874 | $25,774 (55 grads) | 180 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (21 grads) | 5 |
| American National University Salem | Associate's degree | $18,477 | $22,855 (68 grads) | 10 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake | Associate's degree | $23,000 | $22,094 (34 grads) | 4 |
| Centura College-Newport News Newport News | Associate's degree | $23,000 | $22,094 (34 grads) | 0 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $12,275 | not published | 32 |
| American National University Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Averett University Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Weyers Cave | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 69 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Columbia College Vienna | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| ECPI University Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Hampton University Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Hampton University Hampton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Regent University Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Richard Bland College South Prince George | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Richard Bland College South Prince George | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Strayer University-Virginia Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Management and Technology Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Management and Technology Arlington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of the Potomac-VA Campus FALLS CHURCH | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of the Potomac-VA Campus FALLS CHURCH | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Business Administration, Management and Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.