Computer Science at Virginia Military Institute

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

VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,698. In 2021, 25 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from VMI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

VMI Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

VMI Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how VMI 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 computer science major at VMI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	70
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	260
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277
Best General Computer Science Schools	299
	336
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	357
	396
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	419

Computer Science Student Demographics at VMI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Virginia Military Institute.

VMI Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from VMI in 2020-2021, 92% were men and 8% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science at VMI 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 Military Institute with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VMI also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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 Military Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290

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 Kbog under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.