Federal data
Highest earning associate's business administration programs in Virginia
Virginia business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Charlottesville | Public, 2-year | $42,474 | 32 |
| 2 | Virginia Peninsula Community College | Hampton | Public, 2-year | $42,039 | 54 |
| 3 | Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke | Public, 2-year | $38,214 | 34 |
| 4 | Tidewater Community College | Norfolk | Public, 2-year | $35,919 | 157 |
| 5 | Brightpoint Community College | Chester | Public, 2-year | $35,785 | 63 |
| 6 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond | Public, 2-year | $32,111 | 55 |
| 7 | Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | Public, 2-year | $30,503 | 110 |
| 8 | Centura College | Virginia Beach | For-profit, 2-year | $27,056 | 32 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.