Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech

Every computer engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CE program at Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,699 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2021, 177 of them were computer engineering majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in CE

Virginia Tech Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at Virginia Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer Engineering Schools	13
Best Computer Engineering Schools	23

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in CE from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #19 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Virginia Tech CE Graduates

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $75,104. This is 7% higher than $70,001, which is the national average for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 177 CE majors earned their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE at Virginia Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	24
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	98
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Virginia Tech Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 61 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 77% were men and 23% were 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	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Virginia Tech also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.