Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation — headline outcomes are in the stats below. About 684 bachelor's completions in IPEDS 2023; median in-state published tuition is about $4,896.
Key Statistics
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation: what the data shows
Common questions about modeling, virtual environments and simulation degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a modeling, virtual environments and simulation degree?
A Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation program is classified under NCES CIP 11.0804 in the Computer Software and Media Applications field family (11.08).
A program focusing on the principles of applied visual simulation technology and the application of quantitative analyses to human-computer interaction. Includes instruction in object-oriented programming, artificial intelligence, computer communications and networks, computer graphics, virtual worlds and simulation systems, probability, statistics, stochastic modeling, data analysis, human-performance evaluation, and human-behavior modeling
IPEDS counted 684 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of modeling, virtual environments and simulation degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 11.08 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Computer Graphics (CIP 11.0803)
- Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration (CIP 11.0802)
- Web Development (CIP 11.0801)
How long does it take to get a modeling, virtual environments and simulation degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 11.0804 in our file:
- 51 Associate (5.5% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 684 Bachelor's (73.5% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 195 Master's (21.0% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
Is a modeling, virtual environments and simulation degree worth it?
College Scorecard national medians for the Computer Software and Media Applications bachelor's program family: median debt $23,839, median earnings $58,894 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.63.
About 9.8% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $4,896 and median net price is $11,495.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$4,896 Median In-State Public
$35,056 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation majors are, on average, $4,896 for in-state public colleges, and $35,056 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | NH | 163,164 |
| 2 | Western Governors University | UT | 155,088 |
| 3 | Western Governors University | UT | 155,088 |
| 4 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | AZ | 85,991 |
| 5 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | AZ | 85,991 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antelope Valley Community College District | CA | $1,124 |
| 2 | Antelope Valley Community College District | CA | $1,124 |
| 3 | Lake Tahoe Community College | CA | $1,131 |
| 4 | Lake Tahoe Community College | CA | $1,131 |
| 5 | El Camino Community College District | CA | $1,144 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada College | CA | $32 |
| 2 | New Mexico State University-Grants | NM | $68 |
| 3 | Fort Peck Community College | MT | $400 |
| 4 | College of San Mateo | CA | $536 |
| 5 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | GA | $614 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation is in NY (163 completions). That state represents about 23.8% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is ID (0.18% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 163 | 23.8% | 0.06% |
| CA | 150 | 21.9% | 0.03% |
| WA | 93 | 13.6% | 0.14% |
| WI | 66 | 9.7% | 0.09% |
| ID | 50 | 7.3% | 0.18% |
| MD | 28 | 4.1% | 0.04% |
| OH | 26 | 3.8% | 0.02% |
| UT | 25 | 3.6% | 0.02% |
| NJ | 18 | 2.6% | 0.02% |
| PA | 16 | 2.3% | 0.01% |
| TX | 14 | 2.0% | 0.01% |
| CO | 13 | 1.9% | 0.02% |
| AZ | 11 | 1.6% | 0.01% |
| OK | 8 | 1.2% | 0.02% |
| VA | 3 | 0.4% | 0.00% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 11.08 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Computer Graphics CIP 11.0803
- Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration CIP 11.0802
- Web Development CIP 11.0801
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 11.0804 in the survey year used in our extract (930 total across levels below).
- 51 Associate (5.5% of IPEDS total)
- 684 Bachelor's (73.5% of IPEDS total)
- 195 Master's (21.0% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Program outcomes (College Scorecard)
National medians across bachelor's programs in the Computer Software and Media Applications CIP family (22 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation graduate.
- $23,839 median federal loan debt among completers
- $58,894 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
- 0.63 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
- 9.8% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)
Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$N/A Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation majors is $N/A.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation majors.
Occupations by Share
N/A 2023 Workforce
The number of Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation.
Age distribution for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
684 Total Degrees Awarded
527 Male (77.05%)
157 Female (22.95%)
Gender distribution of Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
357 White (52.19%)
90 Asian (13.16%)
61 Hispanic or Latino (8.92%)
35 Two or More Races (5.12%)
24 Black or African American (3.51%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation majors.
About
A program focusing on the principles of applied visual simulation technology and the application of quantitative analyses to human-computer interaction. Includes instruction in object-oriented programming, artificial intelligence, computer communications and networks, computer graphics, virtual worlds and simulation systems, probability, statistics, stochastic modeling, data analysis, human-performance evaluation, and human-behavior modeling
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation.
CIP Code
11.0804 - Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
What the data shows
At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $23,839 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $58,894, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.63. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation graduate.
About 9.8% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians. That is a program-level mobility signal, not a national underemployment rate.
Men earned 24.7% of 1,028 Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $4,896 in-state at public colleges and $35,056 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.