Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a public college in Blacksburg, VA. Its average net price is $25,808 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $11,378 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $9,464 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $15,085 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,747 |
| $110,001 and up | $35,800 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $71,869 |
| 8 years after entry | $82,382 |
| 10 years after entry | $88,716 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $74,516 n=104 | $21,000 n=105 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $81,370 n=120 | $22,500 n=199 |
| Agricultural Business | $47,329 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Agricultural Engineering | $73,824 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $34,859 n=121 | $20,500 n=167 |
| Applied Mathematics | $83,020 Small program - rough guide n=54 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $62,547 n=127 | $30,710 n=112 |
| Architecture | $55,143 National median for this major n=3,112 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $45,862 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $42,750 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Biology | $38,872 n=186 | $21,000 n=267 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $61,883 n=143 | $21,500 n=189 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $78,879 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Civil Engineering | $76,438 n=212 | $22,875 n=221 |
| Communications | $48,643 n=241 | $20,415 n=224 |
| Computer Engineering | $90,545 n=139 | $21,500 n=157 |
| Computer Science | $98,085 n=280 | $19,241 n=387 |
| Construction Engineering | $78,168 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $24,750 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Construction Management | $77,148 n=125 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Data Science | $87,322 n=115 | $20,485 n=142 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $58,660 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $59,662 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,059 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=84 |
| Engineering Mechanics | $73,650 National median for this major n=73 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $68,675 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $38,866 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Environmental Conservation | $49,776 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $25,250 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | $53,673 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=65 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $71,665 n=260 | $20,500 n=234 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $30,289 n=131 | $21,500 n=244 |
| Forestry | $47,556 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| History | $36,534 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $24,250 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $59,633 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $22,375 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $37,621 n=122 | $19,750 n=172 |
| Industrial Engineering | $81,066 n=142 | $20,500 n=185 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $49,579 n=114 | $20,500 n=110 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $44,759 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $82,823 n=403 | $20,000 n=425 |
| Marketing | $59,926 n=183 | $19,500 n=226 |
| Materials Engineering | $78,513 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $21,271 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Mathematics | $67,231 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,187 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $77,490 n=261 | $21,500 n=287 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | $84,934 National median for this major n=169 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | $117,364 National median for this major n=316 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,916 n=152 | $19,000 n=178 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | $51,413 National median for this major n=242 | Not published |
| Physics | $68,081 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $22,192 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Plant Sciences | $43,317 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Political Science and Government | $44,976 n=177 | $20,500 n=201 |
| Psychology | $38,457 n=180 | $20,500 n=249 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $22,531 n=121 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $53,031 National median for this major n=1,940 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Real Estate | $68,467 Small program - rough guide n=93 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Sociology | $42,067 n=174 | $21,500 n=166 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $42,499 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $32,295 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $18,545 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
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