Mathematics at Oakland University

What traits are you looking for in a math school? To help you decide if Oakland University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's math program.

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Oakland Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

Oakland Mathematics Rankings

The math major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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.

Math Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Oakland since its program graduates 38% more women than average.

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

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

Oakland Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of math master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

Of the students who received a math master's degree from Oakland, 75% 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 math.

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics 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
General Mathematics	10

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Mathematical Science Professors	1,730	$85,970
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Statisticians	780	$80,920

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

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