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Human Resource Management at Oakland University

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what Oakland University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from Oakland.

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

Oakland Human Resource Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in HR
  • Master’s Degree in HR

Oakland Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at Oakland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource Management. 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
25
Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools 120
130

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in HR from Oakland. This makes it the #190 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from Oakland Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $47,599. This is 9% higher than $43,491, which is the national average for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

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HR Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The HR program at Oakland awarded 200 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR 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 HR.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 144
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Oakland Human Resource Management Master’s Program

63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Human Resource Management from Oakland in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Oakland, 88% 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 HR.

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

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists 16,500 $62,470
Training and Development Specialists 6,010 $61,090
Human Resources Managers 3,720 $115,780
Labor Relations Specialists 3,620 $72,320
Business Professors 2,350 $107,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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