Which Virginia Tech bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Statistics graduates leave with a median of $15,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 56 Virginia Tech bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Virginia Tech cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $15,948 a year, and $37,764 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $24,953 a year.

How many Virginia Tech programs report graduate pay?

56 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Virginia Tech report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Virginia Tech Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Public university
Blacksburg, VA
30,923 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

56 Virginia Tech bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer and Information Science pays the most in the first year ($96,432), and Foods and Nutrition the least ($25,414). The median program pays $55,996. Virginia Tech also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$15,948Per year. Out-of-state $37,764

Average net price after aid$24,953Per year

Graduation rate86%Within 6 years

Admission rate55%Of applicants

All 56 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Virginia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Virginia
1	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 526 graduates a year	$96,432	$135,082	$20,500	2nd of 14
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 233 graduates a year	$86,636	$123,589	$26,000	3rd of 5
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 111 graduates a year	$83,364	$103,147	$25,849	1st of 6
4	Construction EngineeringAbout 74 graduates a year	$82,627	$96,832	$26,698	1st of 1
5	Industrial EngineeringAbout 240 graduates a year	$82,437	$103,958	$22,870	1st of 1
6	Chemical EngineeringAbout 88 graduates a year	$82,382	$99,194	$25,350	2nd of 3
7	Applied MathematicsGraduates a year not reported	$82,275	Not reported	$20,500	1st of 1
8	Engineering MechanicsAbout 9 graduates a year	$81,735	$101,625	$27,500	1st of 1
9	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 342 graduates a year	$78,280	$97,664	$23,000	1st of 7
10	Management ScienceAbout 486 graduates a year	$77,877	$109,446	$21,700	2nd of 3
11	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 246 graduates a year	$76,856	$100,423	$26,000	2nd of 2
12	Construction ManagementAbout 113 graduates a year	$76,246	$97,079	$27,000	1st of 1
13	Agricultural EngineeringAbout 54 graduates a year	$75,434	$80,460	$26,625	1st of 1
14	Mining EngineeringAbout 37 graduates a year	$74,793	$96,761	$20,907	1st of 1
15	Civil EngineeringAbout 242 graduates a year	$74,285	$84,707	$25,760	3rd of 5
16	AccountingAbout 142 graduates a year	$70,303	$94,502	$18,500	4th of 14
17	Real EstateAbout 112 graduates a year	$68,078	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
18	Materials EngineeringAbout 53 graduates a year	$66,888	$90,734	$27,000	1st of 1
19	FinanceAbout 359 graduates a year	$66,601	$101,795	$22,500	2nd of 5
20	StatisticsAbout 19 graduates a year	$62,598	$74,128	$15,500	2nd of 2
21	Business AdministrationAbout 240 graduates a year	$60,678	$78,729	$22,535	5th of 28
22	PhysicsAbout 42 graduates a year	$58,061	$78,349	$27,000	1st of 3
23	Architectural TechnologyAbout 137 graduates a year	$56,797	Not reported	$30,750	1st of 1
24	ArchitectureGraduates a year not reported	$56,708	$74,099	$29,000	1st of 2
25	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 17 graduates a year	$56,513	$98,448	$23,750	1st of 1
26	MarketingAbout 257 graduates a year	$56,417	$82,451	$22,500	2nd of 7
27	Food ScienceAbout 17 graduates a year	$56,274	$66,527	$26,875	1st of 1
28	EconomicsAbout 101 graduates a year	$56,261	$86,760	$22,500	6th of 12
29	MathematicsAbout 74 graduates a year	$55,731	$70,431	$23,250	5th of 8
30	Agricultural BusinessAbout 29 graduates a year	$48,557	$73,750	$22,999	1st of 1
31	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 72 graduates a year	$46,761	$65,699	$25,802	1st of 6
32	ForestryAbout 81 graduates a year	$45,817	$61,907	$20,919	1st of 1
33	Hospitality ManagementAbout 56 graduates a year	$45,771	$60,111	$25,680	2nd of 4
34	ChemistryAbout 53 graduates a year	$45,513	$70,473	$26,497	3rd of 9
35	International RelationsAbout 138 graduates a year	$44,638	$74,206	$21,500	5th of 9
36	CommunicationsAbout 225 graduates a year	$44,309	$65,239	$20,613	2nd of 14
37	Family and Consumer Sciences BusinessAbout 87 graduates a year	$43,603	$70,108	$22,875	1st of 1
38	Atmospheric Science and MeteorologyAbout 40 graduates a year	$43,494	$61,614	$23,500	1st of 1
39	Plant ScienceAbout 44 graduates a year	$42,861	$49,641	$20,687	1st of 1
40	Political ScienceAbout 200 graduates a year	$42,114	$72,652	$24,250	7th of 16
41	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 37 graduates a year	$39,361	$65,308	$26,408	5th of 7
42	GeographyAbout 37 graduates a year	$39,328	$65,342	$20,500	3rd of 3
43	EnglishAbout 77 graduates a year	$39,155	$56,347	$21,625	4th of 16
44	SociologyAbout 211 graduates a year	$38,768	$53,098	$22,859	5th of 11
45	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 53 graduates a year	$37,389	$62,956	$22,500	4th of 5
46	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 59 graduates a year	$36,927	$50,147	$26,323	1st of 8
47	TheatreAbout 35 graduates a year	$36,557	$35,675	$24,637	1st of 6
48	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 97 graduates a year	$35,927	$64,877	$24,125	1st of 3
49	PsychologyAbout 247 graduates a year	$33,733	$58,977	$22,151	10th of 26
50	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 209 graduates a year	$33,654	$56,451	$21,500	3rd of 4
51	HistoryAbout 43 graduates a year	$33,319	$54,461	$20,499	7th of 16
52	NeuroscienceAbout 215 graduates a year	$29,081	Not reported	$23,000	2nd of 3
53	Animal ScienceAbout 162 graduates a year	$28,729	$49,456	$22,631	1st of 1
54	BiologyAbout 315 graduates a year	$28,239	$63,097	$20,500	21st of 25
55	Wildlife ScienceAbout 73 graduates a year	$25,563	$45,136	$21,500	1st of 1
56	Foods and NutritionAbout 261 graduates a year	$25,414	$68,867	$25,000	1st of 2

Program names link to the program's own page, and Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Virginia programs in the field do too.

3 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Virginia.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Virginia
Agricultural ProductionAbout 34 graduates a year	$36,083	$48,879	$11,000	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer and Information Science$96,432
Computer Engineering$86,636
Electrical Engineering$83,364
Construction Engineering$82,627
Industrial Engineering$82,437

Lowest median debt

Statistics$15,500
Accounting$18,500
History$20,499
Computer and Information Science$20,500
Applied Mathematics$20,500

Largest programs

Computer and Information ScienceAbout 526 graduates a year
Management ScienceAbout 486 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 359 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 342 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 315 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer and Information Science graduates earn a median of $96,432 in their first year, the most of 56 Virginia Tech bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Virginia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels