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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: Complete List of Majors Offered

Majors with graduates in 2018-19

Name As Major As Minor
TotalMenWomen Total
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
Agriculture, General 13 5 8 0
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 40 25 15 0
Animal Sciences, General 135 18 117 0
Dairy Science 16 4 12 3
Food Science 42 14 28 0
Agronomy and Crop Science 26 18 8 0
Horticultural Science 20 11 9 0
Natural Resources And Conservation
Environmental Studies 23 9 14 1
Environmental Science 37 16 21 0
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other 18 10 8 0
Forestry, General 65 41 24 0
Forestry, Other 22 16 6 0
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 71 27 44 0
Architecture And Related Services
Architecture 87 44 43 0
Landscape Architecture 13 5 8 0
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 223 75 148 4
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General 303 253 50 1
Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 157 142 15 0
Agricultural Engineering 55 21 34 0
Chemical Engineering 102 61 41 0
Civil Engineering, General 217 159 58 0
Computer Engineering, General 178 150 28 5
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 170 143 27 1
Engineering Mechanics 36 26 10 0
Materials Engineering 78 51 27 0
Mechanical Engineering 384 315 69 0
Mining and Mineral Engineering 28 18 10 0
Construction Engineering 50 43 7 0
Industrial Engineering 184 130 54 0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
Packaging Science 38 27 11 0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 69 15 54 27
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 98 38 60 1
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General 269 62 207 0
Human Development and Family Studies, General 240 19 221 7
English Language And Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General 91 22 69 6
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 215 69 146 3
Biochemistry 113 50 63 0
Microbiology, General 26 12 14 0
Computational Biology 6 2 4 0
Neuroscience 128 44 84 3
Mathematics And Statistics
Mathematics, General 87 55 32 9
Computational and Applied Mathematics 78 55 23 12
Statistics, General 37 24 13 1
Philosophy And Religious Studies
Philosophy 15 13 2 10
Religion/Religious Studies, Other 12 8 4 6
Physical Sciences
Meteorology 29 18 11 0
Chemistry, General 42 26 16 3
Geology/Earth Science, General 17 9 8 0
Physics, General 53 40 13 0
Physical Sciences, Other 15 13 2 0
Psychology
Psychology, General 176 37 139 31
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
Public Policy Analysis, General 16 7 9 0
Social Sciences
Economics, General 83 60 23 5
Applied Economics 34 20 14 0
Geography 48 30 18 3
International Relations and Affairs 104 40 64 4
Political Science and Government, General 176 107 69 16
Sociology, General 106 52 54 12
Visual And Performing Arts
Industrial and Product Design 40 27 13 0
Interior Design 31 1 30 0
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 21 8 13 0
Art/Art Studies, General 52 8 44 0
Music, General 32 18 14 0
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General 153 83 70 23
Accounting 169 80 89 15
Business/Managerial Economics 28 19 9 1
Finance, General 295 205 90 30
Hospitality Administration/Management, General 63 15 48 3
Management Science 373 255 118 8
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 175 55 120 23
Real Estate 34 20 14 37
Construction Management, General 106 95 11 0
History
History, General 49 29 20 7

Majors with no graduates in 2018