Which Old Dominion University major has the lowest debt?

Dental Hygiene and Assisting graduates leave with a median of $21,378 in federal loans, the lowest among 34 Old Dominion University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Old Dominion University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $12,750 a year, and $33,780 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,638 a year.

How many Old Dominion University programs report graduate pay?

34 bachelor's programs at Old Dominion University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Old Dominion University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Norfolk, VA
17,514 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

34 Old Dominion University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($76,527), and Communication Sciences and Disorders the least ($23,664). The median program pays $43,184.

In-state tuition and fees$12,750Per year. Out-of-state $33,780

Average net price after aid$14,638Per year

Graduation rate46%Within 6 years

Admission rate90%Of applicants

All 34 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Virginia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Virginia
1	NursingAbout 178 graduates a year	$76,527	$83,865	$26,000	6th of 20
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 35 graduates a year	$73,418	$90,085	$27,580	6th of 6
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 117 graduates a year	$71,774	$91,945	$27,000	5th of 7
4	Other Engineering TechnologyAbout 132 graduates a year	$70,620	$86,205	$25,000	1st of 1
5	Computer EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$70,298	$109,053	$23,360	5th of 5
6	Information TechnologyAbout 168 graduates a year	$65,838	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 3
7	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 113 graduates a year	$64,530	$96,414	$26,125	9th of 14
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 34 graduates a year	$64,246	$84,251	$25,000	4th of 5
9	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 47 graduates a year	$63,145	$66,267	$21,378	2nd of 2
10	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 20 graduates a year	$60,601	$68,645	$26,938	3rd of 3
11	Management Information SystemsAbout 111 graduates a year	$54,748	$69,560	$25,582	3rd of 4
12	AccountingAbout 74 graduates a year	$52,226	$73,216	$27,692	8th of 14
13	MathematicsAbout 25 graduates a year	$50,912	$64,496	$23,000	7th of 8
14	FinanceAbout 85 graduates a year	$48,125	$67,196	$25,000	5th of 5
15	Business AdministrationAbout 160 graduates a year	$46,680	$65,432	$27,879	14th of 28
16	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 191 graduates a year	$46,359	$49,302	$27,000	5th of 9
17	MarketingAbout 81 graduates a year	$43,395	$58,083	$27,125	4th of 7
18	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 105 graduates a year	$42,973	$67,365	$27,147	2nd of 2
19	SociologyAbout 76 graduates a year	$37,946	$52,363	$26,100	6th of 11
20	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 156 graduates a year	$37,645	$45,128	$30,949	1st of 2
21	CriminologyAbout 192 graduates a year	$37,255	$51,760	$25,000	1st of 2
22	HistoryAbout 46 graduates a year	$36,733	$50,573	$24,875	4th of 16
23	EnglishAbout 61 graduates a year	$36,054	$51,643	$28,676	6th of 16
24	Writing and RhetoricAbout 171 graduates a year	$35,716	$53,896	$26,000	2nd of 3
25	PsychologyAbout 309 graduates a year	$34,303	$50,828	$26,000	9th of 26
26	Recreation ManagementAbout 35 graduates a year	$34,040	$47,451	$25,000	1st of 1
27	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 133 graduates a year	$33,690	$50,910	$25,000	5th of 8
28	International RelationsAbout 23 graduates a year	$33,581	$44,480	$25,750	8th of 9
29	Political ScienceAbout 43 graduates a year	$31,700	$61,293	$24,531	15th of 16
30	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 85 graduates a year	$29,989	Not reported	$26,375	7th of 14
31	BiologyAbout 170 graduates a year	$28,953	$53,794	$25,970	20th of 25
32	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 47 graduates a year	$27,535	$42,327	$31,000	4th of 8
33	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$25,819	Not reported	$23,500	3rd of 3
34	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 46 graduates a year	$23,664	$54,361	$25,000	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Virginia programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$76,527
Electrical Engineering$73,418
Mechanical Engineering$71,774
Other Engineering Technology$70,620
Computer Engineering$70,298

Lowest median debt

Dental Hygiene and Assisting$21,378
Mathematics$23,000
Computer Engineering$23,360
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology$23,500
Political Science$24,531

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 309 graduates a year
CriminologyAbout 192 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 191 graduates a year
NursingAbout 178 graduates a year
Writing and RhetoricAbout 171 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $76,527 in their first year, the most of 34 Old Dominion University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Virginia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels