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Sociology at Oakland University

If you plan to study sociology, 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 has a total student population of 18,552. In 2021, 35 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Oakland.

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

Oakland Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Oakland Sociology Rankings

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

Earnings of Oakland Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $32,236. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Sociology Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Sociology Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakland, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology 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 sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors 580 $82,320
Sociologists 110 $88,180

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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