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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Virginia Tech

This page shows median first-year earnings for Virginia Tech graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $49,200 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $65,000. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Computer and Information Sciences, with median first-year earnings of $83,600 , followed by Computer Engineering at $72,100 , and Chemical Engineering at $70,100 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $111,300 , followed by Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Master's Degree) at $94,800 , and Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) at $86,300 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Virginia Tech graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Virginia Tech graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $111,300
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Master's Degree) $94,800
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $86,300
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $83,600
Veterinary Medicine (Doctoral Degree) $74,400
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $72,100
Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) $70,400
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $70,100
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $70,100
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $70,100
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,700
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,700
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,100
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,400
Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,300
Construction Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $64,200
Natural Resources Management and Policy (Master's Degree) $62,800
Engineering Mechanics (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,400
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,000
Construction Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,800
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,000
Materials Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,300
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,100
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor’s Degree) $59,000
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $58,900
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $57,600
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Master's Degree) $57,100
Architecture (Master's Degree) $55,600
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $53,800
Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,900
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,600
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $51,100
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,000
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,600
Public Health (Master's Degree) $45,400
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $45,000
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,900
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,900
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,600
Landscape Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,400
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,200
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,100
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,300
Statistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,500
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,900
Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,700
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,300
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,600
Forestry (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,100
Physics (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,100
Plant Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,800
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,400
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,300
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,400
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,100
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,600
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,100
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,300
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Agricultural Production Operations (Associate's Degree) $28,800
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,500
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,000
Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,500
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,300
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $21,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $18,200

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=233921.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026