Old Dominion University (ODU) is a four-year, public school located in Norfolk, VA.

It offers 138 graduate programs - 52 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 59 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,848 for in-state and $35,008 for out-of-state students.

A total of 4,732 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 23,107 students at ODU. ODU offers online graduate programs and 2,676 out of 4,732 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find ODU's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,848 for Virginia residents and $35,008 for out-of-state students. It offers 138 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameOld Dominion University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address5115 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA
Graduate School Students4,816 students
2,676 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,848
Out-of-State$35,008
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 138 Graduate Programs
52 Master's, 22 Doctorate, 64 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Old Dominion University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Old Dominion University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $14,848 and $35,008 for non-Virginia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $599 for Virginia residents and $1,439 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,016$30,756
Fees$3,832$4,252
Cost per Credit$599$1,439
Books & Supplies$1,800
Room & Board$14,592 (On-Campus) / $14,592 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,000 (On-Campus) / $3,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$34,240$54,400
Off-Campus Total$34,240$54,400

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Old Dominion University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 138 major areas - 52 Master's (19 online programs), 22 Doctorate (6 online programs), 59 Post-Bachelor's (21 online programs), 5 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 1,100 students have been conferred Master's degree and 223 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,10022318233
Men43989775
Women66113410528

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences77ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Modeling, Virtual Environments and SimulationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceONLINE NOT OFFER 14ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration80ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Community College EducationNOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 13 NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching74ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 11ONLINE NOT OFFER
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Art Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher EducationONLINE NOT OFFER 4 NOT OFFER
School Librarian/School Library Media SpecialistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering94ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ocean EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 12ONLINE NOT OFFER
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Engineering (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
General LiteratureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science67ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
EcologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Data Science, General4ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management18ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical NOT OFFER
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public AdministrationONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
CriminologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
GeographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Studies/Affairs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music PerformanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Visual and Performing Arts (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist32ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public HealthONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Health and Industrial HygieneNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse69ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management49ONLINE NOT OFFER
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8ONLINE NOT OFFER
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Transportation/Mobility ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Project ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11ONLINE NOT OFFER
Accounting14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Information Systems and Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
History (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

ODU graduate schools have a total of 4,816 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,898 male and 2,918 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,721 full-time and 3,095 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2,676 students enrolled through online exclusively and 735 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 2,734 White, 864 Black, and 193 Asian students are attending at Old Dominion University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

65 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,178 students are older than 65. It has 2,029 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,460 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total4,816
Men1,898
Women2,918
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total4,816
Full-time Students1,721
Part-time Students3,095
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total4,816
American Indian /
Native American
10
Asian193
Black864
Hispanic294
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
7
White2,734
Two or more races201
Un-Known67
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total4,816
21 & Under65
22-24790
25-291,239
30-34872
35-39588
40 & Over1,178

Online Population

At Old Dominion University graduate schools, 2,676 students enrolled online exclusively and 735 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,732
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,676
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses735
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,321
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,676
Virginia Resident2,127
Other State In U.S.528
Outside of U.S.21