Writing Studies at Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286. Of the 4,024 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in 2021, 225 of them were writing studies majors.

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

Old Dominion Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing
• Doctorate Degree in Writing

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 writing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Old Dominion Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing 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 writing major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing Studies. 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 Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Best Value Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Most Popular Writing Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	82

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in writing from Old Dominion. This makes it the #116 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in writing, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Writing Graduates from Old Dominion Make?

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Old Dominion is $32,547. This is 20% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 225 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in writing from Old Dominion in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at Old Dominion since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	72
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	105
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Old Dominion Writing Studies Master’s Program

The writing program at Old Dominion awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in writing each year. Old Dominion does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Old Dominion, 60% were white. This is typical 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Old Dominion also has a doctoral program available in writing. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• General English Literature

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing 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
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600

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.