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Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if Virginia Commonwealth University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year.

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

VCU Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, VCU does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

VCU Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

29% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at VCU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at VCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	122
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

VCU Engineering Master’s Program

26% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from VCU, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	40
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	106
Biomedical Engineering	59
Chemical Engineering	52
Electrical Engineering	47
Computer Engineering	27
Other Engineering	22
General Engineering	13

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Civil Engineers	10,610	$94,780
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160

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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