Below is a list of academic programs offered at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University sorted by popularity.
Engineering
Total number of students graduated under this category 1,907Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors
376 students
Doctorate
31 students
Masters
59 students
Civil Engineering
Bachelors
240 students
Doctorate
12 students
Masters
91 students
Industrial Engineering
Bachelors
205 students
Doctorate
7 students
Masters
29 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
2 students
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Bachelors
173 students
Doctorate
16 students
Masters
33 students
Chemical Engineering
Bachelors
95 students
Doctorate
11 students
Masters
4 students
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bachelors
1 students
Doctorate
43 students
Masters
54 students
Agricultural Engineering
Bachelors
79 students
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
10 students
Materials Engineering
Bachelors
66 students
Doctorate
10 students
Masters
9 students
Computer Engineering
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
9 students
Masters
61 students
Engineering Mechanics
Bachelors
34 students
Doctorate
10 students
Masters
4 students
Construction Engineering
Bachelors
48 students
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Bachelors
13 students
Doctorate
2 students
Masters
5 students
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Doctorate
9 students
Masters
7 students
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Masters
12 students
Engineering
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
2 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
3 students
Polymer/Plastics Engineering
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
1 students
Systems Engineering
Masters
(online)
6 students
Nuclear Engineering
Doctorate
2 students
Masters
2 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
1 students
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Masters
(online)
1 students
Transportation and Highway Engineering
No graduate
Civil Engineering
No graduate
Business
Total number of students graduated under this category 488Business Administration and Management
Bachelors
24 students
Masters
(online)
126 students
Construction Management
Bachelors
129 students
Masters
5 students
Accounting
Bachelors
9 students
Masters
40 students
Real Estate
Bachelors
41 students
Finance
Bachelors
27 students
Information Resources Management
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
23 students
Marketing/Marketing Management
Bachelors
20 students
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
17 students
Management Science
Bachelors
12 students
Business/Commerce
Doctorate
8 students
Public Finance
Post-bachelorette Certificate
4 students
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Post-bachelorette Certificate
2 students
Hospitality Administration/Management
Bachelors
1 students
Business/Managerial Economics
No graduate
Family and Consumer Sciences
Total number of students graduated under this category 391Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Bachelors
275 students
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
2 students
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Bachelors
89 students
Human Development and Family Studies
Bachelors
5 students
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
9 students
Adult Development and Aging
No graduate
Computer and Information Science
Total number of students graduated under this category 383Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Masters
201 students
Computer and Information Sciences
Bachelors
1 students
Doctorate
33 students
Masters
90 students
Computer Programming/Programmer
Post-bachelorette Certificate
38 students
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
12 students
Computer and Information Sciences, Other
Post-bachelorette Certificate
8 students
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
No graduate
Natural Resources and Conservation
Total number of students graduated under this category 379Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Masters
72 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
58 students
Forestry
Bachelors
87 students
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Bachelors
54 students
Environmental Science
Bachelors
44 students
Forest Resources Production and Management
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
14 students
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Bachelors
16 students
Forestry
Bachelors
14 students
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
6 students
Environmental Studies
Bachelors
1 students
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
Post-bachelorette Certificate
1 students
Agriculture
Total number of students graduated under this category 335Veterinary Medicine
Doctorate
128 students
Agriculture
Bachelors
16 students
Masters
(online)
28 students
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Bachelors
35 students
Horticultural Science
Bachelors
30 students
Doctorate
2 students
Agricultural Production Operations
Associate
30 students
Agronomy and Crop Science
Bachelors
20 students
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
5 students
Animal Sciences
Bachelors
1 students
Doctorate
10 students
Masters
6 students
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Doctorate
2 students
Masters
9 students
Agricultural Economics
Masters
(online)
6 students
Dairy Science
Bachelors
2 students
Masters
1 students
Food Science
Bachelors
1 students
Education
Total number of students graduated under this category 276Curriculum and Instruction
Doctorate
21 students
Masters
86 students
Post-master Certificate
3 students
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctorate
28 students
Masters
7 students
Post-master Certificate
21 students
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Post-bachelorette Certificate
54 students
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
16 students
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Doctorate
2 students
Masters
7 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
2 students
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
Masters
10 students
Educational Statistics and Research Methods
Doctorate
2 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
2 students
Learning Sciences
Post-bachelorette Certificate
4 students
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Post-bachelorette Certificate
4 students
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
4 students
Administration of Special Education
No graduate
Education
No graduate
Physical Science
Total number of students graduated under this category 205Physics
Bachelors
44 students
Doctorate
14 students
Masters
4 students
Chemistry
Bachelors
30 students
Doctorate
16 students
Masters
9 students
Meteorology
Bachelors
42 students
Geology/Earth Science
Bachelors
14 students
Doctorate
9 students
Masters
3 students
Physical Sciences
Bachelors
20 students
Architecture
Total number of students graduated under this category 185Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
Bachelors
121 students
Masters
29 students
Landscape Architecture
Bachelors
11 students
Masters
4 students
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
Masters
13 students
Environmental Design/Architecture
Doctorate
4 students
Architecture
Doctorate
3 students
Visual & Performing Arts
Total number of students graduated under this category 148Art/Art Studies
Bachelors
60 students
Interior Design
Bachelors
34 students
Industrial and Product Design
Bachelors
28 students
Music
Bachelors
19 students
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Bachelors
2 students
Masters
5 students
Social Sciences
Total number of students graduated under this category 140Sociology
Bachelors
25 students
Doctorate
7 students
Masters
5 students
Political Science and Government
Bachelors
6 students
Masters
13 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
2 students
Applied Economics
Bachelors
18 students
Urban Studies/Affairs
Doctorate
9 students
Masters
5 students
Geography
Bachelors
5 students
Masters
7 students
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Doctorate
9 students
Geographic Information Science and Cartography
Post-bachelorette Certificate
9 students
Economics
Bachelors
3 students
Masters
4 students
Social Sciences
Doctorate
5 students
International Relations and Affairs
Bachelors
3 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
1 students
International Relations and National Security Studies
Post-bachelorette Certificate
3 students
Development Economics and International Development
Post-bachelorette Certificate
1 students
Political Science and Government
No graduate
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Total number of students graduated under this category 122Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Doctorate
13 students
Masters
20 students
Biology/Biological Sciences
Bachelors
5 students
Doctorate
11 students
Masters
5 students
Microbiology
Bachelors
21 students
Biomedical Sciences
Doctorate
16 students
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
Doctorate
10 students
Computational Biology
Bachelors
9 students
Bioinformatics
Doctorate
4 students
Entomology
Doctorate
3 students
Neuroscience
Bachelors
3 students
Biochemistry
Bachelors
2 students
Mathematics and Statistics
Total number of students graduated under this category 101Statistics
Bachelors
30 students
Doctorate
8 students
Masters
5 students
Mathematics
Bachelors
5 students
Doctorate
10 students
Masters
16 students
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Bachelors
3 students
Masters
13 students
Applied Statistics
Post-bachelorette Certificate
11 students
Health Professions
Total number of students graduated under this category 83Medicine
Doctorate
38 students
Public Health
Masters
34 students
Dietetics/Dietitian
Masters
11 students
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
No graduate
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development
No graduate
Psychology
Total number of students graduated under this category 65Psychology
Bachelors
37 students
Doctorate
11 students
Masters
17 students
Family Psychology
No graduate
Public Administration and Social Service
Total number of students graduated under this category 46Public Administration
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
14 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
27 students
Public Policy Analysis
Bachelors
2 students
Community Organization and Advocacy
No graduate
International Policy Analysis
No graduate
Public Policy Analysis
No graduate
Engineering Technologies
Total number of students graduated under this category 43Packaging Science
Bachelors
43 students
Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Total number of students graduated under this category 40Security Science and Technology
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
22 students
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy
Post-bachelorette Certificate
16 students
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
Post-bachelorette Certificate
2 students
Multidisciplinary Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 33Science, Technology and Society
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
9 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
1 students
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Masters
5 students
Data Analytics
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
5 students
Business Analytics
Post-bachelorette Certificate
(online)
4 students
International/Globalization Studies
Post-bachelorette Certificate
3 students
Gerontology
Post-bachelorette Certificate
2 students
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
Post-bachelorette Certificate
1 students
Behavioral Sciences
No graduate
Human Computer Interaction
No graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Total number of students graduated under this category 32Foreign Languages and Literatures
Bachelors
24 students
Masters
(online)
8 students
English Language and Literature
Total number of students graduated under this category 26English Language and Literature
Bachelors
9 students
Masters
5 students
Creative Writing
Masters
7 students
Rhetoric and Composition
Doctorate
5 students
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 21Philosophy
Bachelors
3 students
Masters
7 students
Religion/Religious Studies
Bachelors
10 students
Religion/Religious Studies
Post-bachelorette Certificate
1 students
History
Total number of students graduated under this category 13History
Bachelors
4 students
Masters
7 students
Public/Applied History
Post-bachelorette Certificate
2 students
Communication and Journalism
Total number of students graduated under this category 11Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Bachelors
6 students
Communication and Media Studies
Masters
5 students
Communications Technology
Total number of students graduated under this category 4Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
Masters
4 students
Ethnic Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 3Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Post-bachelorette Certificate
3 students
Ethnic Studies
No graduate
African-American/Black Studies
No graduate
Transportation and Logistics
Total number of students graduated under this category 0Air Transportation
No graduate
Flagging and Traffic Control
No graduate