Is Virginia Tech a good company to work for as a PhD Student?

PhD Student professionals working at Virginia Tech have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 32 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Virginia Tech employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open PhD Student Jobs at Virginia Tech now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked PhD Student interview questions at Virginia Tech .

Does Virginia Tech pay PhD Student employees well?

PhD Student professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Virginia Tech with 2.5 out of 5 stars based on 32 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 36.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about PhD Student salaries at Virginia Tech.

What Virginia Tech locations are top rated by PhD Student employees?

Blacksburg is the top rated Virginia Tech location by PhD Student employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Virginia Tech?

Graduate Research Assistant (380) , Research Assistant (164) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (131) , Graduate Assistant (50) , Graduate Student (49) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (43) , Dining Services (42) , Teaching Assistant (32) , Postdoctoral Research Associate (31) , Postdoctoral Associate (29) , Research Associate (28) , Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (28) , Research Scientist (25) , Student Worker (25) , GTA Graduate Teaching Assistant (22)

What are the pros of working at Virginia Tech according to real employee reviews?

"Nice people and very friendly" ((in 195 reviews)); "If your professor is good it's generally easy to have flexible hours provided you get your work done." ((in 104 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and clean" ((in 85 reviews)); "Staff is great and flexible with work schedules" ((in 53 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 47 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Virginia Tech according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low for some of the more difficult work but can be a lot of downtime" ((in 150 reviews)); "Poor management and high employee turnover." ((in 38 reviews)); "Bad communication and from higher" ((in 17 reviews)); "Lack of Diversity" ((in 14 reviews)); "Upper management and central management seems to have a lot of turnover, which creates a lot of change and unbalance sometimes." ((in 12 reviews))

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3.8

100% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Timothy D. Sands

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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PhD Student employees have rated Virginia Tech with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most PhD Student professionals have a good working experience there. Virginia Tech is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by PhD Student professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.8 stars).

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32 reviews

5.0

Mar 29, 2026

Quiet town ideal for research, but lacks city access

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Pros

quiet and friendly town for research and study

Cons

no major city or airport around

4.0

Nov 3, 2025

Good

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Pros

A good place for learning ECE

Cons

Clean room is not very functional

3.0

Feb 17, 2025

Difficult and long hours of work for little pay

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Pros

Learned a lot of techniques and useful systems but much was self-taught. Published several papers and was involved in several collaborations

Cons

Difficult and long hours of work for little pay

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