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Physics at Oakland University

Physics at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year.

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

Oakland Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

Oakland Physics Rankings

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

Physics Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor's in physics.

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

Oakland Physics Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Oakland, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a master's in physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physics 10

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers 1,570 $113,840
Physicists 510 $106,650
Physics Postsecondary Professors 490 $98,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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