General Psychology at Old Dominion University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Old Dominion University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,024 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in 2021, 336 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Old Dominion General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Old Dominion General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Old Dominion compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
	40
	80
Best General Psychology Schools	146

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Old Dominion. This makes it the #142 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #111 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Old Dominion Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Old Dominion is $30,237. This is 6% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 336 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Old Dominion. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	110
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	143
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Old Dominion General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Old Dominion in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Old Dominion does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Old Dominion, 73% were white. This is above average 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Old Dominion also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,680	$80,380
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
Psychologists	400	$97,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	200	$126,220

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.