Chemistry at Oakland University

If you are interested in studying chemistry, you may want to check out the program at Oakland University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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, 11 of them were chemistry majors.

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

Oakland Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

Oakland Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry 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 chemistry major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 Chemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools	200
Most Popular Chemistry Schools	278
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	800

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Oakland. This makes it the #59 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #201 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Oakland. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Oakland Chemistry Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in chemistry from Oakland in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from Oakland, 56% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists	3,620	$79,860
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,780	$69,430
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Chemistry Professors	500	$92,640

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.