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Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Tech

Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a computer & 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 & information sciences program.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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

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.

Virginia Tech does offer online education options in computer & information sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & 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.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & 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 & information sciences majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Tech with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 176
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 189
International Students 69
Other Races/Ethnicities 39

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

27% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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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 & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 55
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 127
International Students 228
Other Races/Ethnicities 31

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 & 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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