Nursing 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Oakland Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
Oakland Nursing 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.
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.
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
About 72% 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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 29 |
Black or African American | 36 |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
White | 344 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 46 |
Oakland Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing 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 nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 49 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
The following nursing concentations are available at Oakland University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 458 |
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 27 |
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing | 10 |
Forensic Nursing | 8 |
Nursing Practice | 6 |
Related Majors
- Health/Medical Prep Programs
- Allied Health Professions
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Public Health
- Mental & Social Health Services
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Brian Gingrich under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.