Bachelor's+3% vs national median228 grads tracked
Statistics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Ranked 9th of 34 bachelor's programs in Statistics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$64,523
middle 50%: $47,360 – $79,671
Median · 5 years out
$95,830
middle 50%: $64,768 – $119,824
Median · 10 years out
$112,807
middle 50%: $76,770 – $145,494
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Statistics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Statistics majors at Virginia Tech earn $65k as new graduates. Median salaries hit $113k after a decade.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.5 yrs
≈ $4,996 total interest
Same major at other universities
Purdue University
$103,697 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$99,353 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$97,110 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$96,572 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out