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Nursing at Oakland University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Oakland University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 458 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Oakland.

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

Oakland Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Oakland Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing 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 nursing major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 237
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Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 415
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 466

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Oakland. This makes it the #227 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Oakland Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $61,925. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Nursing Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 458 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Oakland in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Oakland since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 342
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

Oakland Nursing Master’s Program

88% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 42 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from Oakland in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Oakland, 79% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 96,680 $71,330
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,960 $111,780
Nurse Practitioners 4,490 $106,880
Nurse Anesthetists 2,250 $180,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,410 $81,230

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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