Computer Information Systems at Virginia Tech

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what Virginia Tech has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Systems section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Tech Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS
• Master’s Degree in CIS

Virginia Tech Computer Information Systems Rankings

The cis major at Virginia Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. 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 cis, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CIS Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cis majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of cis bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cis 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 cis.

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 Systems Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of cis master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	42
International Students	218
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following cis concentations are available at Virginia Tech. 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
General Computer & Information Sciences	488
Other Computer & Information Sciences	8

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Programming
• Other Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in cis 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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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