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Virginia Tech

Computer Engineering, General (14.0901)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Computer Engineering
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 140901

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1988
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20564614179
2020-21649702177
2021-22739749184
2022-23711710233
2023-24656667192

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.33135$ 6,452

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.3398




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1910677183
2019-2012257179
2020-2110869177
2021-2210678184
2022-2313499233
Five Year Summary576380956
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years1663911719565845129956



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)41936%$105,340$153,723$188,894
2013-14 (8 years)36234%$116,359$149,108$177,500
2016-17 (5 years)46234%$98,383$130,955$151,887
2018-19 (3 years)63736%$92,065$111,737$132,428
2020-21 (18 months)80240%$73,203$88,211$103,290



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1825247.6%$ 18,625$ 27,064$ 31,782$ 35,349
2014-15 to 2018-1928846.2%$ 17,294$ 27,000$ 30,691$ 33,350
2015-16 to 2019-2032244.6%$ 17,337$ 27,000$ 31,116$ 34,750
2016-17 to 2020-2134744.3%$ 16,689$ 27,000$ 32,230$ 34,750
2017-18 to 2021-2236142.5%$ 16,689$ 27,000$ 33,438$ 36,422
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1825247.6%$ 19,494$ 29,000$ 38,571$ 47,302
2014-15 to 2018-1928846.2%$ 18,625$ 29,000$ 39,171$ 46,547
2015-16 to 2019-2032444.9%$ 19,494$ 29,000$ 40,722$ 49,083
2016-17 to 2020-2135044.6%$ 18,750$ 29,000$ 41,442$ 51,826
2017-18 to 2021-2236442.9%$ 17,870$ 28,283$ 42,917$ 55,015


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