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Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Tech

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Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 365 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech.

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.

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Virginia Tech offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Virginia Tech 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 computer and information sciences major at Virginia Tech 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 35
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 37

In 2021, 291 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #45 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences from Virginia Tech in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and 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 Tech with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 92
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 158
International Students 53
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

26% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 291 students earned a master's degree in computer and information sciences from Virginia Tech. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 39
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 125
International Students 77
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Virginia Tech also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 33 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 496
Other Computer & Information Sciences 201
Computer Programming 38
Computer Systems Networking 12

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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 Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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