Packaging Science at Virginia Tech

Every packaging science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the packaging science program at Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Packaging Science section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Tech Packaging Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Science

Virginia Tech Packaging Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks packaging science programs across the country. The following shows how Virginia Tech performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The packaging science major at Virginia Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Packaging Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Best Packaging Science Trade Schools	2
Best Value Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Packaging Science Schools	2
Most Focused Packaging Science Trade Schools	5
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Most Popular Packaging Science Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Focused Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5

Packaging Science Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the packaging science majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Packaging Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in packaging science from Virginia Tech. About 26% of these graduates were women and the other 74% were men.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in packaging science at Virginia Tech are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its packaging science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in packaging science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Virginia Tech also has a doctoral program available in packaging science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Packaging Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in packaging science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Industrial Engineers	4,620	$93,980
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,030	$164,300
Engineering Technicians	3,580	$77,280
Industrial Engineering Technicians	980	$55,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.