11 Online programmes offered by the university

The Business Administration program of Virginia Tech offers three options to complete the degree: evening, executive, and professional, all designed with the working professional in mind. 

The Information Technology program of Virginia Tech is a 100% online program that prepares the next generation of leaders in critical and emerging technology fields. 

The Data Analysis and Applied Statistics (Part-Time) master of arts degree at Virginia Tech is offered in a part-time program based at the Northern Virginia Center.

The Science and Technology Studies program of Virginia Tech explores the relationship between science, technology, and society using a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. Research in STS analyzes how society affects the development and implementation of scientific, technological, and medical knowledges and practices and how these pursuits affect society. 

The fully accredited Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures program of Virginia Tech is designed to meet the needs of students seeking academic and other professional careers in contexts that require intercultural competency as well as a specialized knowledge of Spanish and/or French. 

The Political Science program of Virginia Tech is designed to provide students with a firm, broadly based grounding in the discipline of political science and a strong foundation in social science research methodologies. 

The Mechanical Engineering program of Virginia Tech provides quality mechanical engineering education through innovative research, faculty expertise, and practices that further expand and enhance students’ abilities in communication and problem solving, service and leadership within their profession, industry, and higher education. 

The Natural Resources program of Virginia Tech is designed for working professionals aiming to advance their careers or to shift to leadership roles in the environmental and sustainability fields or functions. Delivered through two flexible programs—Executive (in-person/online hybrid) and Online—our innovative instruction allows you to immediately apply what you learn to real-world challenges. 

The Public Administration program of Virginia Tech, offered through the Center for Public Administration and Policy progam, prepares students to lead and manage in public service while developing managerial, analytic, and normative evaluation skills. 

At the master’s level, students of the Agricultural and Applied Economics program of Virginia Tech can select between an applied economics focus and a focus on agribusiness. 

The Agriculture and Life Sciences program of Virginia Tech is uniquely positioned to meet the evolving and dynamic needs of today’s agricultural professionals, offering concentrations in the areas of applied nutrition and physical activity, education, environmental science, food safety and biosecurity, leadership studies, and plant science and pest management.