Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 54 Associate, 7,702 Bachelor's, 1,908 Master's, 496 Doctorate (research), 167 Doctorate (professional), 505 Post-BS Certificate, and 10 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by Virginia Tech.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate1054
Bachelor's7607,702
Master's7281,908
Doctorate (research)530496
Doctorate (professional)20167
Post-BS Certificate7313505
Post-MS Certificate4110
Total2812210,842

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
AssociateBachelorMasterDoctoral
Associate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Agricultural Production Operations$28,800
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Computer and Information Sciences$83,600
Computer Engineering$72,100
Chemical Engineering$70,100
Industrial Engineering$67,700
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Business Administration and Management$111,300
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)$94,800
Mechanical Engineering$70,400
Civil Engineering$70,100
Public Administration$70,100
Doctoral Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Bachelor'sPost-graduateDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Virginia Tech by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 54 completers-
Agricultural Production Operations✕54$28,800
Total54
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 258 completers$42,200
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕34-
Animal Sciences✕146$25,500
Dairy Science✕13-
Food Science✕23$37,700
Agronomy and Crop Science✕14-
Horticultural Science✕28-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 222 completers$36,600
Environmental Studies✕0-
Environmental Science✕46-
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)✕6-
Forestry✕88$36,100
Forestry (other)✕11-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕71$21,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 151 completers-
Architecture✕0$50,000
Landscape Architecture✕18$44,400
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕133-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 249 completers$37,900
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕249$37,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 517 completers$83,600
Computer and Information Sciences✕517$83,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 1,568 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕202$62,000
Agricultural Engineering✕31$51,900
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕67-
Chemical Engineering✕78$70,100
Civil Engineering✕215$61,000
Computer Engineering✕192$72,100
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕107$67,100
Engineering Mechanics✕0$62,400
Materials Engineering✕37$60,300
Mechanical Engineering✕351$66,400
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕12$66,300
Construction Engineering✕69$61,800
Industrial Engineering✕207$67,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 17 completers-
Packaging Science✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 60 completers$29,500
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕60$29,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 457 completers-
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences✕61$40,300
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕224$26,000
Human Development and Family Studies✕172$29,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 81 completers$23,300
English Language and Literature✕81$23,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 660 completers$26,500
Biology/Biological Sciences✕293$26,500
Biochemistry✕114-
Microbiology✕27-
Computational Biology✕7-
Neuroscience✕219-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 93 completers$41,100
Mathematics✕72$41,100
Statistics✕21$38,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 158 completers-
Data Science, General✕158-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 69 completers-
Philosophy✕56-
Religion/Religious Studies (other)✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 180 completers-
Meteorology✕39-
Chemistry✕58$34,400
Geology/Earth Science✕21-
Physics✕50$35,100
Physical Sciences (other)✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 256 completers$28,900
Psychology✕256$28,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 48 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕48-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 602 completers-
Economics✕91$45,000
Applied Economics✕18-
Geography✕33$30,100
International Relations and Affairs✕116$37,000
Political Science and Government✕181$37,300
Sociology✕163$33,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 172 completers-
Industrial and Product Design✕36-
Interior Design✕38-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕24$18,200
Art/Art Studies✕60$27,900
Music✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 105 completers-
Public Health✕105-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 1,723 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕223$44,900
Accounting✕128$60,100
Business/Managerial Economics✕0$51,600
Finance✕329$57,600
Hospitality Administration/Management✕42$44,900
Management Science✕541$67,700
Marketing/Marketing Management✕279$46,600
Real Estate✕87-
Construction Management✕94$64,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 39 completers-
History✕39$33,400
Total7,702
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 48 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕19-
Animal Sciences✕13-
Dairy Science✕0-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕6-
Horticultural Science✕0-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (1 completers) 125 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✔94$62,800
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management✕16-
Forest Resources Production and Management✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 99 completers-
Architecture✕0$55,600
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕33-
Landscape Architecture✕1-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕65-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 12 completers-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies ✕ 6 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 413 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕253-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕160$94,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 130 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✔87$45,000
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕6-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)✕8-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕20-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (3 completers) 561 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✔65-
Agricultural Engineering✕9-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕7-
Chemical Engineering✕3-
Civil Engineering✕106$70,100
Computer Engineering✕124-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕62-
Engineering Mechanics✕6-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕10-
Materials Engineering✕17-
Mechanical Engineering✕66$70,400
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕4-
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering✔6-
Nuclear Engineering✕3-
Systems Engineering✔6-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕0-
Industrial Engineering✕65-
Engineering (other)✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✔ (1 completers) 8 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✔8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 4 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕1-
Human Development and Family Studies✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 13 completers-
English Language and Literature✕6-
Creative Writing✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 42 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕11-
Biomedical Sciences✕3-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕28-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 32 completers-
Mathematics✕17-
Statistics✕8-
Applied Statistics, General✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 8 completers-
Historic Preservation and Conservation✕6-
Science, Technology and Society✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 5 completers-
Philosophy✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 21 completers-
Chemistry✕8-
Geology/Earth Science✕7-
Physics✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 11 completers-
Psychology✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 18 completers-
Public Administration✕18$70,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 37 completers-
Economics✕0-
Geography✕10-
Political Science and Government✔8-
Sociology✕5-
Urban Studies/Affairs✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 2 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 64 completers-
Public Health✕47$45,400
Dietetics/Dietitian✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 202 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕131$111,300
Accounting✕58$58,900
Construction Management✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 5 completers-
History✕5-
Total1,908
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 32 completers-
Animal Sciences✕10-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕6-
Horticultural Science✕1-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 12 completers-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management✕2-
Forest Resources Production and Management✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 11 completers-
Architecture✕7-
Environmental Design/Architecture✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 24 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕24-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 45 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕12-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕4-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)✕25-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods✕2-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 202 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕29-
Agricultural Engineering✕4-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕7-
Chemical Engineering✕8-
Civil Engineering✕19-
Computer Engineering✕9-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕33-
Engineering Mechanics✕4-
Materials Engineering✕11-
Mechanical Engineering✕29-
Mining and Mineral Engineering✕4-
Nuclear Engineering✕3-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕6-
Industrial Engineering✕23-
Engineering (other)✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 10 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕6-
Human Development and Family Studies✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 3 completers-
Rhetoric and Composition✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 52 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕16-
Biomedical Sciences✕16-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕3-
Entomology✕5-
Bioinformatics✕5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 14 completers-
Mathematics✕7-
Statistics✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 2 completers-
Science, Technology and Society✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 29 completers-
Chemistry✕12-
Geology/Earth Science✕10-
Physics✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 3 completers-
Psychology✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 7 completers-
Public Administration✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 36 completers-
Economics✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕9-
Geography✕2-
Sociology✕2-
Urban Studies/Affairs✕12-
Social Sciences (other)✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 11 completers-
Business/Commerce✕11-
Total496
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 125 completers-
Veterinary Medicine✕125-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 42 completers-
Medicine✕42-
Total167
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (1 completers) 48 completers-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✔48-
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management✕0-
Natural Resources Management and Policy (other)✕0-
Forestry (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 1 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕0-
African-American/Black Studies✕0-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 83 completers-
Information Technology✔0-
Computer and Information Sciences (other)✕3-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕34-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician✕22-
Information Science/Studies✕4-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕20-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 61 completers-
Administration of Special Education✕0-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕3-
Educational Statistics and Research Methods✕2-
Learning Sciences✕2-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕3-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✕50-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✔1-
Education (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (2 completers) 10 completers-
Engineering Mechanics✕0-
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering✔0-
Nuclear Engineering✔2-
Systems Engineering✕0-
Industrial Engineering✕1-
Surveying Engineering✕0-
Engineering (other)✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 1 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 2 completers-
Applied Statistics, General✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 125 completers-
Gerontology✕1-
Science, Technology and Society✕0-
Behavioral Sciences✕1-
International/Global Studies✕1-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies✕6-
Human Computer Interaction✕6-
Sustainability Studies✕80-
Data Analytics, General✕15-
Business Analytics✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 61 completers-
Homeland Security✕2-
Homeland Security (other)✕2-
Security Science and Technology, General✕31-
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy✕26-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (2 completers) 33 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy✕2-
Public Administration✔19-
Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies✕10-
Public Policy Analysis✕2-
International Policy Analysis✕0-
Public Policy Analysis (other)✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (3 completers) 11 completers-
Development Economics and International Development✕4-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕4-
International Relations and Affairs✕0-
International Relations and National Security Studies (other)✔2-
Political Science and Government✔1-
Political Science and Government (other)✔0-
Urban Studies/Affairs✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 4 completers-
Design and Visual Communications✕4-
Industrial and Product Design✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 3 completers-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕0-
Public Health✕3-
Public Health (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (2 completers) 56 completers-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management✔4-
Organizational Leadership✕2-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕41-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0-
Public Finance✕1-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕0-
Information Resources Management✔8-
Construction Management✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 2 completers-
Public/Applied History✕2-
Total505
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 10 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕5-
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)✕5-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ 0 completers-
Public Administration✔0-
Total10