Business Economics at Old Dominion University

What traits are you looking for in a business economics school? To help you decide if Old Dominion University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business economics 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, 12 of them were business economics majors.

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

Old Dominion Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Old Dominion Business Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at Old Dominion is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Economics. 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
	74
	79
	97
	112
	117
	136
	163
	168

Business Economics Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of business economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics 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 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business economics 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 business economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business economics 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
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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.