The great strides made with the Innovation Campus total enrollment this fall are due in part to the make-up of the incoming class of 2023. The Innovation Campus welcomed 224 new Master of Engineering Students this fall, including 79 women (35 percent) and 24 URM (25 percent of domestic student enrollment).
Scholarships, such as the Boeing Graduate Scholars Program that was founded to support students who are traditionally underrepresented in technology, help the Innovation Campus fulfill its diversity mission. The Innovation Campus has also formed academic partnerships with eight Virginia colleges and universities, formalizing a pipeline from those institutions to the Innovation Campus Master of Engineering to create opportunities for advanced tech degrees for Virginia residents.
Two-thirds of the Innovation Campus master’s students are full-time graduate students, while the other third are part-time. Full-time Master of Engineering students can complete the degree in as little as one year. The program is also accessible to working professionals on a part-time basis.
“The Master of Engineering program in Northern Virginia is drawing a wide array of students looking to take advantage of our faculty expertise, industry connections, and ideal location while enhancing their technology and professional skills,” said Robin Jones, assistant vice president for enrollment and student services for the Innovation Campus. “The move into Academic Building One at the Innovation Campus next year will create even more opportunities for our growing student population.”
The Innovation Campus Master of Engineering in Computer Science or Computer Engineering is a professional, industry-connected degree that provides students with a deep technical base while expanding their professional skills and preparing them to assume leadership roles in the industry.
By 2029, five years after Academic Building One of the Innovation Campus opens, Virginia Tech aims to enroll approximately 750 master’s and 200 doctoral students and graduate 550 master’s and 50 doctoral candidates annually.