Nursing at Old Dominion
Old Dominion graduates about 178 nursing majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 161st of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Old Dominion
Where nursing happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ellmer College of Health Sciences.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dorm 7 · Arts 4 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the nursing ranking
Other strong majors at Old Dominion
- Education 68 · #141
- Computer science 63 · #204
- English & writing 63 · #207
- Health & pre-med fields 63 · #221
- Sociology & anthropology 59 · #252
- Economics 57 · #256
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Old Dominion with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.