Old Dominion University Graduate Programs

Located in Norfolk, Virginia, Old Dominion University is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Old Dominion University?

Contact details for Old Dominion are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone:	757-683-3000
Website:	www.odu.edu

Old Dominion University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,816 graduate students at Old Dominion, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Old Dominion University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	193
Black or African American	864
Hispanic or Latino	294
White	2,734
International Students	446
Other Races/Ethnicities	285

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Old Dominion University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 95 countries are represented at Old Dominion. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Old Dominion University

There are 84 bachelor’s degree and 54 master’s degree programs available online at Old Dominion. In 2022-2023, 16,694 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Old Dominion has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Old Dominion majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences	19%
Health Professions	9%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	7%
Public Administration & Social Service	15%
Social Sciences	3%

Old Dominion University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Educational Administration	60	64	4	128
General Engineering	0	99	26	125
Teacher Education Grade Specific	8	107	0	115
Other Engineering	1	113	0	114
Nursing	1	76	34	111
Business Administration & Management	25	45	4	74
Information Technology	8	64	0	72
Public Administration	2	47	3	52
Library & Information Science	0	49	0	49
Special Education	10	37	0	47
Student Counseling	2	43	0	45
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	43	43
Computer Information Systems	0	38	3	41
Other Education	0	0	41	41
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9	29	0	38
Dental Support Services	0	35	0	35
Health & Physical Education	0	24	2	26
Communication Sciences	0	21	0	21
Writing Studies	2	12	3	17
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	12	4	16
General Psychology	0	13	2	15
International Relations & National Security	0	7	8	15
History	2	10	0	12
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	11	0	12
Chemistry	0	3	8	11
Physics	0	3	8	11
Applied Mathematics	0	3	6	9
General Biology	0	6	2	8
Allied Health Professions	0	8	0	8
Accounting	0	6	0	6
Communication & Media Studies	0	6	0	6
General English Literature	0	6	0	6
Public Health	6	0	0	6
Recreation Administration	0	6	0	6
English Literature (Other)	0	4	0	4
Data Science	0	4	0	4
Homeland Security	4	0	0	4
Criminology	0	0	4	4
Economics	1	3	0	4
Geography & Cartography	4	0	0	4
Ocean Engineering	3	0	0	3
Ethnic Studies	3	0	0	3
Systems Theory	3	0	0	3
Engineering-Related Fields	2	0	0	2
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	2	0	0	2
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	2	0	0	2
Other Health Professions	0	0	2	2
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	2	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	1	1
Management Information Systems	1	0	0	1
Systems Engineering	1	0	0	1
Mental & Social Health Services	0	1	0	1
Natural Resources Conservation	1	0	0	1
Other Physical Science	1	0	0	1
Sociology	0	1	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Civil Engineering	0	0	0	0
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Urban Studies	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	165	1,016	210	1,391

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.