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Science, Technology & Society at Virginia Tech

Science, Technology & Society at Virginia Tech

If you plan to study science, technology & society, 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 Science, Technology & Society section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Tech Science, Technology & Society Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Science, Tech & Society

Virginia Tech Science, Technology & Society Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in science, tech & society, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Science, Tech & Society Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the science, tech & society majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Science, Technology & Society Master’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of science, tech & society master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in science, tech & society each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a science, tech & society master's degree from Virginia Tech, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the science, tech & society master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Science, Technology & Society

Science, Technology & Society 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
Science, Technology & Society 13

Careers That Science, Tech & Society Grads May Go Into

A degree in science, tech & society 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
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360

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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