Liberal Arts General Studies at Oakland University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts 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. Of the 3,564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oakland University in 2021, 121 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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

Oakland Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Oakland Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the liberal arts progam at Oakland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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
	150
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	815

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in liberal arts from Oakland. This makes it the #121 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Oakland Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $34,722. This is 8% higher than $32,253, which is the national average for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Oakland. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	81
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Oakland Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 liberal arts students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakland, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from Oakland, 100% 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 liberal arts.

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

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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

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.