The most popular undergraduate major at Virginia Tech is Biology/Biological Sciences followed by Psychology and Mechanical Engineering. A list of all 65 available majors and annual graduates is presented below. Also of interest, median earnings for Virginia Tech graduates by major.
Agriculture | 16 |
Agriculture |
Graduates |
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 5 |
Agricultural Economics | 38 |
Agricultural Production Operations | 43 |
Animal Sciences | 100 |
Dairy Science | 17 |
Food Science | 21 |
Agronomy and Crop Science | 16 |
Horticultural Science | 24 |
Computer and Information Sciences |
Graduates |
Computer and Information Sciences | 95 |
Engineering |
Graduates |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 100 |
Agricultural Engineering | 24 |
Chemical Engineering | 105 |
Civil Engineering | 227 |
Computer Engineering | 74 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 100 |
Engineering Mechanics | 27 |
Materials Engineering | 29 |
Mechanical Engineering | 296 |
Mining and Mineral Engineering | 33 |
Construction Engineering | 25 |
Industrial Engineering | 119 |
Foreign Languages |
Graduates |
Foreign Languages and Literatures | 89 |
Work and Family Studies |
Graduates |
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 95 |
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 200 |
Human Development and Family Studies | 93 |
English and Literature |
Graduates |
English Language and Literature | 161 |
Liberal Arts and Humanities |
Graduates |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 108 |
Biology |
Graduates |
Biology/Biological Sciences | 389 |
Biochemistry | 104 |
Mathematics |
Graduates |
Mathematics | 87 |
Statistics | 11 |
Natural Resources Conservation |
Graduates |
Environmental Studies | 29 |
Environmental Science | 36 |
Forestry | 115 |
General Studies |
Graduates |
Science, Technology and Society | 12 |
Philosophy and Religious Studies |
Graduates |
Philosophy | 33 |
Architecture |
Graduates |
Architecture | 106 |
Landscape Architecture | 12 |
Physical Sciences |
Graduates |
Chemistry | 82 |
Geology/Earth Science | 15 |
Physics | 19 |
Psychology |
Graduates |
Psychology | 330 |
Human Services |
Graduates |
Public Policy Analysis | 31 |
Social Sciences |
Graduates |
Economics | 83 |
Applied Economics | 29 |
Geography | 45 |
International Relations and Affairs | 121 |
Political Science and Government | 149 |
Sociology | 84 |
Visual and Performing Arts |
Graduates |
Industrial and Product Design | 37 |
Interior Design | 30 |
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 29 |
Art/Art Studies | 48 |
Music | 18 |
Business |
Graduates |
Business Administration and Management | 196 |
Accounting | 189 |
Business/Managerial Economics | 28 |
Finance | 248 |
Hospitality Administration/Management | 171 |
Management Science | 92 |
Marketing/Marketing Management | 218 |
Construction Management | 57 |
History |
Graduates |
History | 162 |
Communication |
Graduates |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 248 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=233921 IPEDS survey data for Virginia Tech.