Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every computer & information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer & information sciences program at Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

VCU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

VCU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

27% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	85
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	89
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

VCU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

41% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer & information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Science	193
Computer Information Systems	119
Computer Software & Applications	3
Information Technology	1

Communications Technologies & Support

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Computer User Support Specialists	19,880	$58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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