by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 254,454 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 7,695 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,861 and $30,103 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,618 computer and information sciences 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 Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 44 colleges that offer a degree in computer and information sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in computer and information sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree computer & information sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. Ai Virginia Beach is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 10 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend IGlobal University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. Vienna, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Full IGlobal University Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. Virginia International University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Virginia landed the #4 spot on the list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 141 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Virginia Computer & Information Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia. ECPI University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 456 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Christopher Newport University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. Located in Newport News, Virginia, this small public school awarded 102 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Virginia Union University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. VUU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 21 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - Virginia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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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Marymount University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. Marymount University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 76 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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George Mason University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 729 bachelors’s computer and information sciences 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%.
Virginia Military Institute came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Lexington, Virginia, this small public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Randolph - Macon College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Randolph - Macon College is located in Ashland, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Randolph - Macon Computer & Information Sciences Report
James Madison University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 278 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 89%.
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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. Located in Wise, Virginia, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
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University of Mary Washington landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. University of Mary Washington is a public institution located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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Ferrum College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Ferrum, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Tech landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 365 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 275 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Stratford University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Stratford University is a small private for-profit school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 20 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Stratford University Computer & Information Sciences Report
Old Dominion University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 182 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Richmond ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Virginia State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
University of Management and Technology landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Radford University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia list. Radford University is a medium-sized school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 69 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Computer & Information Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #25. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 251 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Virginia Computer & Information Sciences Report
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