Blacksburg, Virginia · Public
Surveying Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $24,953 school-wide net price and $81,698 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 17
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 54.8%
- Graduation rate
- 86.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $24,953/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $99,812
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $81,698/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0%), school-wide average net price ($24,953), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($81,698), and peer averages from 17 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 17 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($10,205 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($26,734 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the top 76% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.4% of reported awards · $8,752 net A 
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · 0.4% of reported awards · $8,624 net A 
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · 0.3% of reported awards · $14,182 net A 
Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA · 0.3% of reported awards · $7,012 net A Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · 0.1% of reported awards · $9,919 net A 
Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV · 0.4% of reported awards · $9,032 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $14,276 net A North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · 0.2% of reported awards · $10,846 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Surveying Engineering accounts for 0% of the awards or completions reported for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. That award concentration is higher than at 6% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University's average net price is $24,953 per year, about $99,812 over four years. That is $10,205 above the $14,748 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $81,698 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $26,734 above the $54,964 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University #13 of 17 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.