History at Old Dominion University

If you are interested in studying history, 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 approximately 24,286 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Old Dominion.

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

Old Dominion History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Old Dominion History Rankings

The history major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in history from Old Dominion. This is the #318 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Old Dominion History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Old Dominion is $26,540. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Old Dominion since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Old Dominion are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Old Dominion History Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in history from Old Dominion.

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

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

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
History Professors	1,030	$72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators	440	$45,100
Curators	300	$63,140

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.