Information Technology at Old Dominion University

If you are interested in studying information technology, you may want to check out the program at Old Dominion University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286. In 2021, 67 IT majors received their bachelor's degree from Old Dominion.

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

Old Dominion Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT
• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Old Dominion does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Information Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IT progam at Old Dominion compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Online Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Most Popular Online Information Technology Schools	32
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
	37
Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	52
	54
Most Popular Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	57
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	71
Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools	74
	79
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	87
Most Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	131
Best Information Technology Schools	147
	215
Best Value Information Technology Schools	317
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	336

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in IT from Old Dominion. This makes it the #45 most popular school for IT master’s degree candidates in the country.

IT Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of IT bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical IT bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at Old Dominion since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IT bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Old Dominion Information Technology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students earned a master's degree in IT from Old Dominion. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

In the IT master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Old Dominion also has a doctoral program available in IT. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Technology

If you plan to be a IT major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Computer & IS Security	106

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Computer User Support Specialists	19,880	$58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780

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.