Accounting at Oakland University
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 Accounting section at the bottom of this page.
Oakland Accounting Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- Master’s Degree in Accounting
Oakland Accounting Rankings
The accounting major at Oakland 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.
Accounting Student Demographics at Oakland
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Oakland University.
Oakland Accounting Bachelor’s Program
About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Oakland Accounting Master’s Program
Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Oakland, 82% 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 accounting.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.
| Occupation | Jobs in MI | Average Salary in MI |
|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | 33,610 | $74,370 |
| Business Professors | 2,350 | $107,140 |
| Credit Analysts | 1,310 | $71,070 |
| Budget Analysts | 680 | $76,980 |
| Financial Examiners | 550 | $81,270 |
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.
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