Biology Studies at Oakland University

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at Oakland University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year.

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

Oakland Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Oakland Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Oakland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Oakland University.

Oakland Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Oakland since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at Oakland are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	81
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Oakland Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from Oakland, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Biological Science Professors	1,240	$91,770
Biological Scientists	450	$75,110

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 Brian Gingrich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.