General Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Tech

If you plan to study general computer and information sciences, 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 has a total student population of 37,024. In 2021, 365 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech.

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

Virginia Tech General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Virginia Tech General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences major at Virginia Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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 General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
	10
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	15
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	17
Best General Computer Science Schools	18
	21
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	26
	31
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	90
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	113

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #26 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 365 computer and information sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech. Of these graduates, 78% were men and 22% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

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 General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 90 students who earned a master's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a master's in computer and information sciences.

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 computer and information sciences. In 2021, 33 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050

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.