23 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Wildlife Conservation program of Virginia Tech focuses on the ecology and conservation of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians and their habitats. The program provides a comprehensive understanding of wild animal ecology, habitats, and human uses and values of wildlife. 

The Biochemistry program of Virginia Tech is an interdisciplinary program that applies fundamental biochemical and molecular biological approaches to problems in medicine, agriculture, and environmental sciences. 

A “systems approach” to biology involves the study of the biological, chemical, and physical processes within living organisms as they interact in complex ways to produce life-supporting behaviors. Learn more with the Systems Biology program of Virginia Tech. 

Statistics is the applied science of making decisions from data. The curriculum of the Statistics program of Virginia Tech emphasizes the use of probability modeling to design efficient data collection schemes and to extract the maximum information from resulting data, using state-of-the-art computer software. 

The Neuroscience major from Virginia Tech is designed to provide students with a broad and customizable path through the field, making it well suited for those who want to explore diverse areas of neuroscience. 

The Clinical Neuroscience major at the Virginia Tech is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in health related professions (medical, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physician assistant, ophthalmology, nursing, etc.).  

Medicinal Chemistry at the Virginia Tech refers to the preparation of biologically active compounds, the study of their potency, and the understanding of their mechanism of action at the molecular level through the construction of structure-activity relationships.  

The Chemistry program of Virginia Tech studies the properties and energetics of substances—the changes they undergo and the natural laws describing these changes. 

Students of the Nanoscience program of Virginia Tech receive a broad training across the physical and life sciences, and undergraduate research is a key element of the program. 

The Microbiology program of Virginia Tech provides majors with a more focused education on the biology and roles of microscopic life forms that are active in all of our environments and daily activities. 

To prepare for the wide variety of career opportunities in animal and poultry sciences, students of the Animal and Poultry Sciences program of Virginia Tech choose from one of three options: science, production/business, or pre-vet. 

Students in the Mathematics program of Virginia Tech acquire a broad background in pure and applied mathematics and learn how to analyze and solve problems. In the junior and senior years, students choose mathematics courses relevant to their career goals and interests. 

Examples of the breadth and impact of Polymer Chemistry at the Virginia Tech are all around us from the bottles that hold our water to the paint on the International Space Station.  

The Plant Science major from Virginia Tech prepares students for graduate school and careers in the private and public sectors working in the fields of plant breeding, biotechnology, plant pathology, and weed science.  

This Explore Science (undecided) major from Virginia Tech allows students to fully explore the breadth and depth of our available degrees, and the majors associated with these degrees before committing to a course of study.

Physicists seek to understand nature at the most fundamental and quantitative level. The curriculum of the Physics program of Virginia Tech provides a broad background in scientific inquiry, quantitative problem solving, emerging research frontiers, and communication skills. 

Nanomedicine refers to the use of extremely small materials and devices (1 - 100 nanometers in size) in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The Nanomedicine programme is offered at the Virginia Tech. 

The College of Natural Resources and Environment from Virginia Tech offers an Exploring Natural Resources (undecided) option for students who are interested in natural resources but are undecided on their choice of major. 

Biological Sciences is the study of life. Majors of the Biological Sciences (Biology) program of Virginia Tech receive a broad education in the fundamentals of biology from the molecular scale to the global scale. 

Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience focuses on thought processes in humans. Students majoring in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Virginia Tech will explore a wide array of topics including sensory and motor systems, learning, memory, decision-making, language, sleep, mood, awareness and attention, and others.