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. Of the 3,564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oakland University in 2021, 10 of them were mathematics majors.

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

Oakland Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks math programs across the country. The following shows how Oakland performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular Mathematics Schools	582
Most Focused Mathematics Schools	1,220

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in math from Oakland. This is the #289 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Math Graduates from Oakland Make?

The median salary of math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $42,795. This is less than $43,164, which is the national average of all math majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 10 math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakland, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at Oakland since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 80% 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	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.