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Computer Engineering (Bachelor's) Programs in Virginia, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 5 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Computer Engineering

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Virginia computer engineering bachelor's program pays its graduates $86,636 in their first year, $7,721 more than the national median. UVA reports the highest first-year pay ($118,232), and UVA the lowest median debt ($16,875).

Median first-year pay$86,636National $78,915
Median pay after 5 years$109,053National $107,903
Median federal debt$23,813National $24,500
Debt-to-earnings30%National 31%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

Debt and first-year pay at every Virginia computer engineering program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Virginia medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. UVA$118,232
  2. George Mason$87,466
  3. Virginia Tech$86,636
  4. VCU$82,964
  5. Old Dominion University$70,298

Lowest median debt

  1. UVA$16,875
  2. Old Dominion University$23,360
  3. VCU$23,813
  4. Virginia Tech$26,000
  5. George Mason$26,697

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. UVA14%
  2. VCU29%
  3. Virginia Tech30%
  4. George Mason31%
  5. Old Dominion University33%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer engineering, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$136,460

Median pay in Virginia. 88,280 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $83,350Top 10%: $211,930

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$176,160

Median pay in Virginia. 4,390 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $124,830Top 10%: $253,060

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

$121,590

Median pay in Virginia. 10,160 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $78,820Top 10%: $169,200

Computer Network Architects

$141,340

Median pay in Virginia. 9,380 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $85,050Top 10%: $210,180

Common questions

UVA in Charlottesville reports the highest median first-year pay, $118,232. Its median federal debt is $16,875.

Related pages

Computer Engineering (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked165 programs by pay and debt

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.
  • 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.
  • Medians are across the computer engineering bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024