D.C. Area Home
Graduate Programs
Explore graduate degrees and certificates offered in the D.C. area to help you advance your career.
Partnerships
Partner with our faculty, researchers, and students to create solutions, develop talent, and solve global challenges.
Research
Research in the D.C. tackles today’s challenges through innovation, collaboration, and real-world solutions.
60K
Alumni
1000+
Graduate Students
45+
Program Offerings
8
D.C. Area Locations
National Security Institute
The Virginia Tech National Security Institute advances national security through mission-focused research, technology innovation, and workforce development. As a national leader at the nexus of interdisciplinary research, technology, policy, and talent development, VTNSI translates cutting-edge research into mission-ready capabilities.
News
-
Video Item
Graduate students work on U.S. Secret Service drone detection project , videoMaster of Engineering students in the Institute for Advanced Computing developed a drone detection system over the course of the academic year for the U.S. Secret Service. The student's work is part of the project-based learning program, which offers M.Eng students the opportunity to tackle real-world problems in an academic setting.
-
Article Item
Virginia Tech, Children’s National create pediatric AI innovation hub to speed research, care , articleThe hub brings together clinicians, researchers, and data scientists to speed the development of artificial intelligence technologies designed specifically for children.
-
Video Item
Engineering alumni on the right track , videoWith Maryland's Purple Line set to open in late 2027, two Virginia Tech College of Engineering alumni are in pivotal roles keeping the project on track. Civil and environmental alumni Martha Gross '10, '11, executive director of Transit Development and Delivery at Maryland Transit Administration, and Doran Bosso '06, '08, chief executive officer of Purple Line Transit Partners LLC., credit their Virginia Tech education in preparing them to work on this massive project that will transform transit in Maryland.
-
Article Item
%20(1).png.transform/s-medium/image.png)
History repeats itself: A mare, her filly, and a clinician who treated them both in their first days of life , articleOn a bitterly cold day in 2019, a filly entered the world fighting for her life. With the help of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, she survived and became a successful racehorse. On one of the coldest mornings of 2026, her filly was in need of similar help.
UPCOMING EVENTS
-
Event Item