by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 710 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,350 and $21,823 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 338 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia International University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia. Virginia International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Military Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lexington, Virginia, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christopher Newport University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. Located in Newport News, Virginia, this small public school handed out 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Virginia’s College at Wise. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. Located in Wise, Virginia, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. Virginia State is a small school located in Petersburg, Virginia that handed out 23 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
William & Mary landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 78 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Bridgewater College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Bridgewater, Virginia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Radford, Virginia, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Washington and Lee University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Lexington, Virginia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hampden - Sydney College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. Hampden - Sydney College is a small school located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Longwood University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia ranking. Longwood University is a small school located in Farmville, Virginia that handed out 12 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Averett University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia ranking. Averett University is a small school located in Danville, Virginia that handed out 3 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Roanoke College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. Roanoke College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
George Mason University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia ranking. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 23 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Regent University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Management and Technology came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Virginia ranking. University of Management and Technology is located in Arlington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s compsci degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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