Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Tech

Find Schools Near

Computer & Information Sciences at Virginia Tech

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 291 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

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

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Virginia Tech offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

Virginia Tech Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & 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 Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

26% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 291 students who graduated with a master’s in computer and information sciences from Virginia Tech in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

undefined

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 computer and information sciences.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 39
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 125
International Students 77
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Other Computer & Information Sciences 201
Computer Information Systems 131
Computer Programming 38
Computer Systems Networking 12

Careers That Computer & 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
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690
Systems Software Developers 27,800 $119,860
Computer Systems Analysts 26,800 $102,290
Computer User Support Specialists 19,880 $58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 18,520 $93,860

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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.