General Psychology at Oakland University

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Oakland University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Oakland.

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

Oakland General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Oakland General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 psychology major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	100
	137
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	348
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	893

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Oakland. This makes it the #120 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Oakland Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $28,572. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 162 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakland, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	123
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Oakland General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Oakland awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Oakland, 92% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,430	$83,210
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000
Psychologists	190	$88,120

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.