Entrepreneurship · Virginia
Entrepreneurship colleges in Virginia
CampusPin lists 83 U.S. colleges in Virginia that offer Entrepreneurship programs. Compare tuition, acceptance rate, and enrollment in the table below, every figure links back to the institution's official IPEDS data.
Entrepreneurship teaches you to start, finance, and run your own venture, suiting people who want to turn an idea into a working business and manage it day to day.
Schools in Virginia that offer Entrepreneurship
Advanced Technology Institute
Virginia Beach, VA · Community College · Private
Tuition
$14,568
Acceptance
61%
Enrollment
377
American National University
Salem, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$10,735
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
824
Ascent College
Gainesville, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$7,680
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
85
Averett University
Danville, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$38,550
Acceptance
48%
Enrollment
1,360
Blue Ridge Community College
Weyers Cave, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$5,502
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
2,677
Bluefield University
Bluefield, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$29,696
Acceptance
63%
Enrollment
978
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
Richmond, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$18,529
Acceptance
45%
Enrollment
527
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$41,350
Acceptance
91%
Enrollment
1,433
Brightpoint Community College
Chester, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,938
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
5,548
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$18,457
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
1,327
Centra College
Lynchburg, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$12,263
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
212
Central Virginia Community College
Lynchburg, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,998
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
2,144
Centura College-Norfolk
Norfolk, VA · Community College · Private
Tuition
$16,637
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
193
Chamberlain University-Virginia
Vienna, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$20,462
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
567
Chester Career College
CHESTER, VA · Community College · Private
Tuition
$18,529
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
147
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA · University · Public
Tuition
$16,351
Acceptance
88%
Enrollment
4,498
Columbia College
Vienna, VA · Community College · Private
Tuition
$18,529
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
239
Danville Community College
Danville, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,848
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
1,371
DeVry University-Virginia
Arlington, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$17,488
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
32
Divine Mercy University
Sterling, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$18,529
Acceptance
58%
Enrollment
5,571
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$41,860
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
1,229
Eastern Shore Community College
Melfa, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,938
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
433
Eastern Virginia Career College
Fredericksburg, VA · Community College · Private
Tuition
$18,529
Acceptance
87%
Enrollment
217
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Blacksburg, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$18,529
Acceptance
75%
Enrollment
3,833
Emory & Henry University
Emory, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$35,280
Acceptance
96%
Enrollment
1,364
Fairfax University of America
Fairfax, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$10,128
Acceptance
64%
Enrollment
25
Ferrum College
Ferrum, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$38,320
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
765
Fortis College-Norfolk
Norfolk, VA · Community College · Private
Tuition
$14,083
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
431
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA · University · Public
Tuition
$13,815
Acceptance
89%
Enrollment
38,944
Germanna Community College
Locust Grove, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$5,066
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
5,469
Hampton University
Hampton, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$29,162
Acceptance
48%
Enrollment
3,648
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Richmond, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$5,730
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
10,500
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA · University · Public
Tuition
$13,576
Acceptance
76%
Enrollment
22,249
Laurel Ridge Community College
Middletown, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,928
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
3,167
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$21,222
Acceptance
99%
Enrollment
100,304
Longwood University
Farmville, VA · University · Public
Tuition
$15,200
Acceptance
85%
Enrollment
4,279
Mary Baldwin University
Staunton, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$33,157
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
1,763
Marymount University
Arlington, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$39,050
Acceptance
81%
Enrollment
3,246
Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,863
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
2,015
Mountain Gateway Community College
Clifton Forge, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,878
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
457
New River Community College
Dublin, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,835
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
1,917
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA · University · Public
Tuition
$9,910
Acceptance
87%
Enrollment
6,030
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$5,730
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
31,737
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA · University · Public
Tuition
$12,262
Acceptance
91%
Enrollment
17,736
Patrick & Henry Community College
Martinsville, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,858
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
1,411
Paul D. Camp Community College
Franklin, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$5,730
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
1,300
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charlottesville, VA · Community College · Public
Tuition
$4,928
Acceptance
100%
Enrollment
3,032
Radford University
Radford, VA · University · Public
Tuition
$12,286
Acceptance
91%
Enrollment
7,436
Randolph College
Lynchburg, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$29,010
Acceptance
95%
Enrollment
613
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA · University · Private
Tuition
$48,002
Acceptance
83%
Enrollment
1,512
Entrepreneurship programs in Virginia: by the numbers
A quick comparison of the 50 schools (of 83 total) listed above, drawn from each institution's published IPEDS data.
Schools listed
83
Public / private
22 / 28
Universities / 2-year
29 / 21
Cities represented
37
In-state tuition range
$4,835–$48,002
Median in-state tuition
$14,326
Lowest published in-state tuition
New River Community College
$4,835
Most selective
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
45% acceptance
Largest by enrollment
Liberty University
100,304 students
Figures reflect the schools currently listed and each institution's most recent reported data. Verify current tuition and admissions details with the school before applying.
What you'll study in a Entrepreneurship program
- Opportunity recognition and customer discovery
- New-venture financing, fundraising, and pitching to investors
- Business model design and lean startup validation
- Writing and defending a full business plan
- Founder-level accounting, cash-flow, and bootstrapping decisions
- Product and market development for early-stage ventures
- Small-business and family-enterprise operations
- Sales, pricing, and go-to-market strategy
- Venture capstone, incubator, and live consulting projects
Where a Entrepreneurship degree can lead
- Founder and Owner
- Small Business Manager
- Startup Operations Lead
- Business Development Manager
- Product Manager
- Franchise Owner
Typical pay: Early-career wages vary by employer, region, and experience (BLS, 2024 general and operations managers median $102,950).
Entrepreneurship prepares you to build and operate your own business rather than fill a defined role inside someone else's. You learn how to spot an unmet need, test whether people will actually pay for a solution, write a business plan, and assemble the money and people to launch it. Coursework runs across the functions a founder personally owns: validating customers, pricing and selling a product, reading cash flow and a balance sheet, raising money from lenders or investors, and steering the venture once it has employees and revenue. This is the applied, owner's-seat cousin of a general business administration degree, which trains you to manage established firms; entrepreneurship centers on creating something new and carrying the risk of getting it off the ground, and it differs from a finance or marketing major by treating those subjects as tools a founder uses rather than as separate careers.
The credential is most often a bachelor's degree, sometimes offered as a concentration within a broader business program, and many schools cap it with a capstone in which student teams pitch a real venture to a panel of investors or mentors. Programs lean on experiential work: business-plan competitions, incubator or accelerator placements, mentorship from working founders, and small-business consulting projects with local clients. There is no license to start a company, though specific ventures may need permits, registrations, or industry approvals that you should verify for your field and state, and it is worth confirming the accreditation status of the business program you are considering. Graduates start and run their own companies, take early operating roles at young firms, buy or operate franchises, lead business development, or move into corporate roles that reward people who can build a product or unit from nothing.
In federal data for the closely related occupation of general and operations managers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 2024 median wage of $102,950 and projects employment to grow about 4.4% from 2024 to 2034; a bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education for that occupation. National figures are occupation-wide medians across all experience levels, not starting wages or graduate outcomes.
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