Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia · Public

Of 61 assessed programs, 60 leave graduates out-earning a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 121 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,739
$30k to $48k	$10,114
$48k to $75k	$13,123
$75k to $110k	$16,940
$110k and up	$23,567
All families (average)	$14,638

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

61 of 182 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,907	+$15,294	clears the bar	$23,000	1.5 yrs	316
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$90,917	+$54,304	clears the bar	$17,990	0.3 yrs	222
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,889	+$19,276	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	218
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,659	+$20,046	clears the bar	$23,825	1.2 yrs	213
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,390	+$17,777	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	210
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,304	+$18,691	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	196
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$47,604	+$10,991	clears the bar	$25,000	2.3 yrs	175
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,564	+$19,951	clears the bar	$24,490	1.2 yrs	160
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$61,442	+$24,829	clears the bar	$25,239	1.0 yrs	147
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$81,077	+$44,464	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	141
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$63,027	+$26,414	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	125
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$87,772	+$51,159	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	114
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	$125,132	+$88,519	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	113
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$95,485	+$58,872	clears the bar	$23,925	0.4 yrs	108
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$58,916	+$22,303	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	107
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$74,465	+$37,852	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	107
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	$103,194	+$66,581	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	99
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$65,838 1-year earnings	+$29,225	clears the bar	$24,013	0.8 yrs	98
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,734	+$17,121	clears the bar	$25,000	1.5 yrs	91
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$61,550	+$24,937	clears the bar	$24,574	1.0 yrs	83
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$67,320	+$30,707	clears the bar	$23,849	0.8 yrs	80
Nursing	Master's Degree	$127,286	+$90,673	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	76
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$69,732	+$33,119	clears the bar	$18,000	0.5 yrs	74
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$73,157	+$36,544	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	68
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$75,445	+$38,832	clears the bar	$31,248	0.8 yrs	64
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$52,482	+$15,869	clears the bar	$25,497	1.6 yrs	64
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$51,233	+$14,620	clears the bar	$24,750	1.7 yrs	56
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$46,308	+$9,695	clears the bar	$28,808	3.0 yrs	56
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$59,939	+$23,326	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	54
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,039	+$19,426	clears the bar	$25,000	1.3 yrs	53
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,703	+$46,090	clears the bar	$23,406	0.5 yrs	50
English	Bachelor's Degree	$49,024	+$12,411	clears the bar	$26,000	2.1 yrs	49
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$84,367	+$47,754	clears the bar	$39,794	0.8 yrs	47
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$108,161	+$71,548	clears the bar	$20,400	0.3 yrs	45
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,427	+$59,814	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	44
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,539	+$21,926	clears the bar	$44,622	2.0 yrs	43
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	$94,365	+$57,752	clears the bar	$55,877	1.0 yrs	41
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,715	+$20,102	clears the bar	$23,000	1.1 yrs	40
Special Education	Master's Degree	$56,192	+$19,579	clears the bar	$32,377	1.7 yrs	37
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$65,354	+$28,741	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	29
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,847	+$30,234	clears the bar	$22,450	0.7 yrs	27
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$45,202 1-year earnings	+$8,589	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$54,505	+$17,892	clears the bar	$21,187	1.2 yrs	21
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$67,666	+$31,053	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	21
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,943	+$32,330	clears the bar	$23,343	0.7 yrs	21
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,542	+$57,929	clears the bar	$23,000	0.4 yrs	19
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$25,819 1-year earnings	-$10,794	falls short	$21,000	insufficient data	13
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$48,280	+$11,667	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,406	+$34,793	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$52,028	+$15,415	clears the bar	$25,500	1.7 yrs	12
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$38,537	+$1,924	clears the bar	$25,000	13.0 yrs	11
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,255	+$19,642	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$127,217	+$90,604	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Health	Master's Degree	$73,439	+$36,826	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Master's Degree	$76,272	+$39,659	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$96,539	+$59,926	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$90,908	+$54,295	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$112,043	+$75,430	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$76,609 1-year earnings	+$39,996	clears the bar	$75,732	1.9 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$80,546	+$43,933	clears the bar	$65,250	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$193,012 1-year earnings	+$156,399	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Relations	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Data Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Criminology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ocean Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Systems Science and Theory	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Medical Laboratory Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical Sciences, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,613/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.