Computer Information Systems at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024. Of the 365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech in 2021, 365 of them were computer information systems majors.

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

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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
Best Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	2
	2
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
	12
Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	18
	18
Best Computer Information Systems Schools	20
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	22
	26
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	36
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	39
	43
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	47
Best Value Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools	126
Best Value Computer Information Systems Schools	163
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	201

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.

Earnings of Virginia Tech CIS Graduates

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

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

Of the 365 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of CIS master's degrees went to men and 32% 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 CIS.

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.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a CIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	488
Other Computer & Information Sciences	8

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Programming
• Other Computer & Information Sciences

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.

• 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.