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Computer Science at Virginia State University

Computer Science at Virginia State University

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at Virginia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020.

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.

Virginia State Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Virginia State Computer Science Rankings

Computer Science Student Demographics at Virginia State

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

Virginia State Computer Science Master’s Program

46% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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In the computer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 57% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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