Teacher Education Grade Specific at Oakland University

Every teacher education grade specific school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the grade specific ed 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. Of the 3,564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oakland University in 2021, 121 of them were teacher education grade specific majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

Oakland Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Doctorate Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Oakland Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools	190
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	260
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	652

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from Oakland. This makes it the #219 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in grade specific ed, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Oakland Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $34,586. This is less than $35,527, which is the national average of all grade specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 121 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Grade Specific from Oakland in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed 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 grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	108
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Oakland Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in grade specific ed from Oakland. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in grade specific ed each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from Oakland, 76% 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 grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Other Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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
Elementary School Teachers	38,330	$66,180
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Middle School Teachers	12,750	$64,540
Preschool Teachers	9,270	$35,010
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	6,300	$37,900

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.