Health & Physical Education at Oakland University

Every health and physical education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the phys ed 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. In 2021, 29 phys ed majors received their bachelor's degree from Oakland.

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

Oakland Health & Physical Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Phys Ed

Oakland Health & Physical Education Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The phys ed major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health & Physical Education. 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
Most Focused Health & Physical Education Schools	1,045

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in phys ed from Oakland. This is the #348 most popular school for phys ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Phys Ed Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 phys ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from Oakland. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in phys ed 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 phys ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

Careers That Phys Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in phys ed 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
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	7,030	$37,690
Athletic Trainers	1,010	$51,230
Exercise Physiologists	450	$48,730
Athletes and Sports Competitors	110	$52,680

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.