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Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

282 Bachelor's Degrees
21 Master's Degrees
23 Doctor's Degrees
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how VCU ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in engineering.

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Engineering Degrees Available at VCU

VCU Engineering Rankings

The bachelor's program at VCU was ranked #197 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #5 in Virginia.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 82
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 114
Best Engineering Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 116
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 123
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates 125
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 127
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 129
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans 131
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 131
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 134
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 134
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 139
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 140
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 142
Best Engineering Graduate Degree Schools 170
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 180
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Engineering 185
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 186
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates 188
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 188
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 191
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 194
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 194
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 196
Best Engineering Schools 197
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 198
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 198
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 200
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 200
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 207
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 212
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 213
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 216
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 217
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 221
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates 222
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k) 223
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 223
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates 225
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 227
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering 227
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid) 228
Best Value Colleges for Engineering 231

Popularity of Engineering at VCU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Virginia Commonwealth University handed out 282 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is an increase of 8% over the previous year when 260 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in engineering from VCU. This makes it the #250 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 23 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Diversity at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 282 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VCU, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at VCU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 54% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 44
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 151
Non-Resident Aliens 13
Other Races 26

VCU Engineering Master’s Program

The engineering program at VCU awarded 21 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 86% of these degrees went to men with the other 14% going to women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 71% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in engineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 1

Engineering Majors

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 106
Biomedical Engineering 59
Chemical Engineering 52
Electrical Engineering 47
Computer Engineering 27
Other Engineering 22
General Engineering 13

Majors Similar to Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 618
Physical Sciences 149
Mathematics & Statistics 76
Natural Resources & Conservation 75
Engineering Technologies 2

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