Computer & IS Security at Old Dominion University

If you plan to study computer and IS security, take a look at what Old Dominion University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 students attend the school each year. Of the 182 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in 2021, 67 of them were computer and IS security majors.

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

Old Dominion Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

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.

Old Dominion does offer online education options in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Computer & IS Security Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance programs across the country. The following shows how Old Dominion performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. 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 Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Online Computer & IS Security Schools	19
Best Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Online Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Best Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	28
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	28
	35
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Schools	35
	43
Best Value Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	50
Most Popular Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	54
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	60
Best Value Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	65
	68
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Graduate Certificate Schools	70
Best Computer & IS Security Schools	107
Best Value Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools	111
Most Focused Computer & IS Security Schools	148
	169
Best Value Computer & IS Security Schools	244

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from Old Dominion. This makes it the #28 most popular school for computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at Old Dominion

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance majors at Old Dominion University.

Old Dominion Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance from Old Dominion. About 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% women. So female students are more repesented at Old Dominion since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

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 Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & IS Security from Old Dominion in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

In the computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 37% 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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance.

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 computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance 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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Information Security Analysts	14,180	$111,780
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050
Computer Network Support Specialists	6,970	$73,050

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.