Nursing at Old Dominion University

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Old Dominion University stacks up to those at other schools.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 students attend the school each year.

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

Old Dominion Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Old Dominion Nursing Rankings

There were 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #68 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Old Dominion, 67% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Old Dominion University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	49
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	44
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	2
Nursing Administration	1
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	1

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Allied Health Professions
• Other Health Professions
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Nurse Practitioners	4,710	$105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,480	$70,540
Nurse Anesthetists	850	$187,320

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.