Public Health at Oakland University

If you plan to study public health, 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 has a total student population of 18,552.

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

Oakland Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

Oakland Public Health Rankings

The public health major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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.

Public Health Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Oakland since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Oakland Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public health master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Oakland, 63% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Health

Public Health majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Environmental Health	18
General Public Health	13
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	2

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health Sciences & Services

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,250	$70,910
Community Health Workers	1,860	$44,380

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.