English at Old Dominion University

Every english school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the english language 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 English section at the bottom of this page.

Old Dominion English Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
• Master’s Degree in English Language

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Old Dominion English Rankings

The english language major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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.

English Language Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english language 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 english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Old Dominion English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of english language master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from Old Dominion, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the english language master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language 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
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.