Health Professions at Old Dominion University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Old Dominion University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students received their master's degree in health professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Old Dominion Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Old Dominion does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Health Professions Rankings

There were 87 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #262 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Old Dominion

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Old Dominion University.

Old Dominion Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 104 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Old Dominion, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Old Dominion, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Old Dominion University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	69
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Old Dominion University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	97
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	39
Dental Support Services	36
Communication Sciences	14
Allied Health Professions	4
Other Health Professions	4
Public Health	2
Mental & Social Health Services	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses	64,750	$69,790
Nursing Assistants	39,320	$28,770
Personal Care Aides	39,030	$21,240
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,820	$61,190
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By D’Ana Knowles under License

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