Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a ce school? To help you decide if Virginia Tech is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ce 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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Tech Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE
• Master’s Degree in CE

Virginia Tech Computer Engineering Rankings

The ce major at Virginia Tech 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in ce, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CE Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of ce bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Tech with a bachelor's in ce.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	101
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Virginia Tech Computer Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of ce master's degrees went to men and 23% 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 ce.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Engineering

If you plan to be a ce major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Engineering	247

Related Majors

• Marine Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Other 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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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