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Computer Information Systems at Virginia Tech

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.

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

Virginia Tech Computer Information Systems Rankings

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.

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 Master’s Program

27% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of cis master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 42
International Students 218
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

The following cis concentations are available at Virginia Tech. 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 123
Other Computer & Information Sciences 8

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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