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Music at Oakland University

If you are interested in studying music, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in music from Oakland.

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

Oakland Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

Oakland Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music programs across the country. The following shows how Oakland performed in these rankings.

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 music major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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 Music Graduate Certificate Schools 77

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in music from Oakland. This makes it the #241 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Music Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from Oakland. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical music bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% women. So female students are more repesented at Oakland since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music 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 music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Oakland Music Master’s Program

25% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Music from Oakland in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

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Of the students who received a music master's degree from Oakland, 75% 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 music.

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

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

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Music Directors and Composers 440 $51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians 90 $65,540

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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