Engineering at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552.

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

Oakland Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

Oakland Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #183 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	202
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Oakland Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	59
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Oakland University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakland University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	222
Electrical Engineering	146
Computer Engineering	70
Industrial Engineering	40
Robotics Engineering	23
Biological Engineering	17
Systems Engineering	11
Engineering Chemistry	5
Engineering Physics	1

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Mechanical Engineers	43,890	$91,100
Industrial Engineers	31,520	$89,330
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers	10,460	$132,810

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.