Graduate Programs at Oakland University

Graduate School Overview

Oakland University (referred to as OU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Rochester Hills, MI. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1966 - Current[Estimated Date]).

OU Directory Information
School Name	Oakland University (OU)
Address	2200 North Squirrel Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48309-4401
Phone	248-370-2100
Web	https://www.oakland.edu
Online Application	https://www.oakland.edu/futurestudents
Financial Info	https://www.oakland.edu/financialservices

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Oakland University is $20,016 for Michigan residents and $24,648 for out-of-state students. The school has 3,399 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,170 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 257 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,648 $20,016 for Michigan Residents
Student Population	3,399
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	257 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Oakland University is $20,016 for Michigan residents and $24,648 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $834 for Michigan residents and $1,027 for out-of-state students.

Oakland University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Oakland University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Oakland University is $20,016 for Michigan residents and $24,648 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Michigan Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$17,712	-	$24,648	-
2019-2020	$18,546	-	$24,648	-
2020-2021	$18,546	-	$24,648	-
2021-2022	$19,323	-	$24,648	-
2022-2023	$20,016	-	$24,648	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of OU is average compared to public graduate schools in Michigan. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Michigan graduate tuition is $26,597 (public) / $19,159 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Oakland University	$20,016	$24,648
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Michigan Graduate Schools	$18,234	$21,147
Public	$17,325	$26,597
Private	$19,159

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,436 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Oakland University. On-campus living costs are increased by 0.07% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,104. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.93% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,100	$2,034	$6,508	$4,400
2019-2020	$10,806	$2,434	$6,876	$4,888
2020-2021	$11,022	$2,634	$7,244	$5,244
2021-2022	$11,192	$2,634	$7,244	$5,244
2022-2023	$11,192	$2,644	$7,860	$5,244

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $834 for Michigan residents and $1,027 for other students at Oakland University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Michigan Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$738	$1,027
2019-2020	$773	$1,027
2020-2021	$773	$1,027
2021-2022	$805	$1,027
2022-2023	$834	$1,027

Graduate Programs at OU

Oakland University offers 152 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,133 students have completed their study at Oakland University.

Offered Degrees at Oakland University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	59	1	819
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	15	0	71
Doctor's degree - other	3	0	158
Post Bachelor's Degree	54	1	43
Post Master's Degree	21	0	42
Total	152	2	1,133

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Oakland University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 34 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 108 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Medicine program with 117 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Oakland University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	34	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	31	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	17	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	14	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	10	-

Popular Master's Programs at Oakland University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	108	$86,300
Business Administration and Management	✕	106	$86,300
Mechanical Engineering	✕	64	$90,900
Mechanical Engineering	✕	58	$90,900
Special Education and Teaching	✕	58	$44,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at Oakland University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Medicine	✕	117	-
Medicine	✕	111	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	35	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	25	$79,800

Oakland University offers 152 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,133 students have completed their graduate studies.

819 students have earned/completed Master's program.
158 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
43 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
42 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Communication	✕	14	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	64 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	33	-
Information Technology	✕	12	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✕	19	-
Education [+]	✕	212 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	0	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	27	$45,200
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	20	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	58	$44,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	20	$40,400
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	16	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	10	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	27	-
Education (other)	✕	24	-
Engineering [+]	✕	169 completers	-
Computer Hardware Engineering	✕	17	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	48	$95,900
Mechanical Engineering	✕	58	$90,900
Systems Engineering	✕	11	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	12	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	✕	23	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	48	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	11	-
Exercise Physiology	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	0	-
Statistics	✕	2	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	9	-
Physics	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Psychology	✕	13	-
Human Services [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	19	$47,800
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Music	✕	0	-
Music Performance	✕	1	-
Conducting	✕	1	-
Keyboard Instruments	✕	0	-
Voice and Opera	✕	0	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	1	-
Music (other)	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	90 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	33	-
Public Health	✕	13	$58,300
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	✔	2	-
Nursing Education	✕	0	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	26	-
Nursing Practice	✕	0	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	9	-
Forensic Nursing	✕	7	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	138 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	108	$86,300
Accounting	✕	22	$61,500
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	0	-
Human Resources Development	✕	8	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	819

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	25	$79,800
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	4	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	4	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	4	-
Systems Engineering	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	5	-
Biophysics	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Applied Mathematics	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Chemistry	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Psychology	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	2	-
	Total	71

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	158 completers	-
Medicine	✕	117	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	35	-
Nursing Practice	✕	6	-
	Total	158

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
East Asian Studies	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	0	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	5	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	0	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	1	-
Education (other)	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Engineering	✕	0	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	0	-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	0	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	0 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Creative Writing	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biomedical Sciences	✕	4	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Statistics	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Psychology	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Economics	✕	0	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	1	-
Political Science and Government	✕	0	-
Sociology	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	0	-
Photography	✕	0	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	10	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	0	-
Forensic Nursing	✕	1	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✕	0	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	1	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	0	-
Finance	✕	1	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	0	-
Human Resources Development	✕	1	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	0	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✕	14	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	0 completers	-
History	✕	0	-
	Total	43

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	31	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	2	-
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	✕	5	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Nursing Education	✕	0	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✕	0	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	0	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	0	-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	✕	1	-
Finance	✕	0	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	0	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	0	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
	Total	42

Graduate Student Population at OU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,399 students enrolled into Oakland University graduate schools where it has total 17,170 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,929 full-time and 1,470 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,468 male and 1,931 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,399	1,468	1,931
Full-time	1,929	800	1,129
Part-tme	1,470	668	802

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,148 White (63.20%), 191 Black/African American (5.62%), 112 Hispanic (3.30%), 264 Asian (7.77%), and 684 students with other races. 508 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,399	1,468	1,931
American Indian/Native American	9	1	8
Asian	264	127	137
Black/African American	191	51	140
Hispanic	112	54	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2,148	864	1,284
Two More	74	27	47
Un-Known	93	52	41
Non-resident Alien	508	292	216

Oakland University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 625 graduate students (18.39% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 651 graduate students (19.15% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	3,399
Enrolled Online Exclusively	625
Enrolled Some Online Courses	651
Not in Online Courses	2,123

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Oakland University. 840 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.71% of total students), 163 students are aged above 50 (4.80%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Oakland University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,399	1,468	1,931
Age 20-21	32	11	21
Age 22-24	808	316	492
Age 25-29	1,247	577	670
Age 30-34	498	232	266
Age 35-39	297	124	173
Age 40-49	353	143	210
Age 50-64	157	63	94
Over 64	6	2	4
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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