Great place to work. Its good to be a professor at virginia tech. The pay is pretty low and the bureaucracy is high. - Professor, College Or University Virginia Tech Employee Review

4.0
Dec 22, 2013
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Pros

location is good low stress Blacksburg is a special place to live. Nice mountains and streams. Nice people. Good schools. Etc.

Cons

bureaucracy is not so good low pay There is a lot of crap work to be done from forms to certifications and the like. This gives you less time for teaching and research. The pay is lower than comparable schools and industry. Working here as a professor is a choice of lifestyle over pay. Staff are under valued and appreciated and there are a lot of under performs with state mentality. The very good ones are over worked. So, tough on staff.

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4.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Nice campus environment and supportive academic community.

Cons

Workload and communication can vary depending on the people you work with.

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