Computer Engineering Schools In Virginia
Virginia has 12 accredited computer engineering schools where computer engineering faculty who teach computer engineering classes can find employment. The trends in Virginia's computer engineering academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in computer engineering includes computer engineering training at the following levels:
- Computer Engineering Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering
- Masters degree in Computer Engineering
- PhD degree in Computer Engineering
Statistics
Professional Trends
Virginia Vs. National Computer Engineering Employment
| Virginia | 1,840 |
| National | 66,960 |
Approximately 3% of the country's computer engineering professionals work in Virginia state.
Employment Growth for Computer engineering professionals In Virginia
| 61,050 | 60,170 | 59,840 | 62,180 | 1,840 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Virginia, computer engineering is a shrinking field. 59,210 less computer engineering professionals were working in Virginia in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of computer engineering professionals has shrunk by 97%. This decline is faster than the change in the number of computer engineering professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of computer engineering professionals has shrunk by 92% from 2006 to 2010.
Computer Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Virginia
| $92,093 | $95,760 | $99,920 | $100,040 | $97,660 |
| $46,318 | $48,287 | $49,095 | $50,643 | $51,501 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Computer Engineering
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to computer engineering professionals are growing in Virginia. The mean salary for computer engineering professionals in 2006 was $92,093 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $97,660 per year.
Salary percentiles for Computer engineering professionals in Virginia
10th percentile |
$60,210 |
25th percentile |
$76,100 |
50th percentile |
$99,030 |
75th percentile |
$118,230 |
90th percentile |
$139,230 |
Thus, computer engineering professionals' salaries grew by 6% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Virginia, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of computer engineering. The pay differential between the highest paid computer engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 131%
Average Salaries for Computer engineering professionals and related professions in Virginia
Computer Engineering |
$97,660 |
Computer Science |
$83,187 |
Electrical Engineering |
$73,885 |
Engineering |
$74,656 |
In Virginia, computer engineering professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Computer Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Virginia
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
13 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 23 |
As the number of computer engineering professionals is decreasing in Virginia state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited computer engineering schools in Virginia state is increasing. In Virginia, there were 260 graduates in 2006. And there were 792 graduates from computer engineering courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of computer engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Virginia by 205%. 57% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in computer engineering.