General Physics at Old Dominion University

If you plan to study general physics, 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.

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

Old Dominion General Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics
• Master’s Degree in General Physics

Old Dominion General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Physics. 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion General Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at Old Dominion are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general physics 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 general physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Old Dominion General Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from Old Dominion, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 general physics.

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

Related Majors

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Physicists	750	$108,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors	410	$83,910

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

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