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Computer Information Systems at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 365 students received a bachelor's degree in CIS from Virginia Tech.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in CIS

Virginia Tech Computer Information Systems Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks CIS programs across the country. The following shows how Virginia Tech 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools 39

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in CIS from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #48 most popular school for CIS master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do CIS Graduates from Virginia Tech Make?

The median salary of CIS students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $82,448. This is 55% higher than $53,242, which is the national average for all CIS bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

22% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The CIS program at Virginia Tech awarded 365 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 78% of these degrees went to men with the other 22% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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.

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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 Systems Master’s Program

32% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students earned a master's degree in CIS from Virginia Tech. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% 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 CIS.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 65
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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