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Environmental Health at Oakland University

If you are interested in studying Environmental Health, consider the program at Oakland University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland University sits in Rochester Hills, MI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 21 environmental health graduations were recorded at Oakland University.

Online & Distance Learning at Oakland University

Distance learning is available at Oakland University. Among 15,768 students, 1,399 (9%) studied exclusively online and 6,791 (43%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Environmental Health graduates at Oakland University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Environmental Health graduates at Oakland University are 62% women (13) and 38% men (8).

Environmental Health Bachelor’s Program at Oakland University

Among the 21 bachelor’s environmental health graduates at Oakland University, 62% were women (13) and 38% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Environmental Health bachelor’s degree recipients at Oakland University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	4
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 29% of Environmental Health bachelor’s degree recipients at Oakland University, lower than the national average of 42%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Environmental Health Graduates

Students who finish Environmental Health program at Oakland University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Environmental Health graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$111,314
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$105,544
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$90,139
Epidemiologists	$87,636
Industrial Ecologists	$83,212
Environmental Restoration Planners	$61,737
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$48,647
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,663
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$46,198

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.