Computer Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,512 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 27 of them were computer engineering majors.

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

VCU Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE

VCU Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at VCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CE major at VCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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 Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Most Focused Computer Engineering Schools	257

How Much Do CE Graduates from VCU Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $70,204. This is 0% higher than $70,001, which is the national average for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The CE program at VCU awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 96% of these degrees went to men with the other 4% going to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE 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 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CE 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 CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

VCU also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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 Network Architects	9,700	$123,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Computer Hardware Engineers	1,340	$119,500

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.