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2023 Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges
$57,350 Avg Salary
$21,823 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Computer Science School for You

With 10 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer science is the #156 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Computer Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for compsci majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Virginia International University to be the most popular school for computer science students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Virginia International University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

Full Computer Science at Virginia International University Report

#2

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer science schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Management and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Computer Science Schools in Virginia list. University of Management and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Arlington.

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Best Computer Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Computer Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 112
Georgia 478
North Carolina 696
Tennessee 140
Kentucky 39
Louisiana 102
Alabama 33
South Carolina 27
Mississippi 6
Arkansas 22
West Virginia 14

Computer Science is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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