Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

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. In 2021, 282 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from VCU.

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
• Doctorate 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

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how VCU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	173

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in engineering from VCU. This makes it the #250 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 282 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from VCU. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 54% 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 12% 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	44
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	151
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

VCU Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in engineering from VCU. About 14% of these graduates were women and the other 86% were men.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from VCU, 71% 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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VCU also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

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
• Image Credit: By user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.