Accounting at Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 24,286 students attend the school each year. Of the 632 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University in 2021, 98 of them were accounting majors.

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

Old Dominion Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Old Dominion does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Old Dominion Accounting Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	27
	129
	130
	179
	188
	210
	313
	354
	390
	414
	432
	620
	718

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Old Dominion. This makes it the #314 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Old Dominion. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Old Dominion since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	54
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Old Dominion Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 accounting majors earned their master's degree from Old Dominion. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 46% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Budget Analysts	3,730	$91,000
Financial Examiners	1,920	$80,700
Credit Analysts	1,730	$85,090

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.