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Allied Health Professions at Oakland University

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Allied Health Professions at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in allied health from Oakland.

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

Oakland Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

Oakland Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health 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 allied health major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health Professions. 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 Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 139
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 191
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 285
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools 1,012
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools 1,047

How Much Do Allied Health Graduates from Oakland Make?

The median salary of allied health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $55,191. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $51,384 for all allied health bachelor's degree recipients.

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in allied health from Oakland in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health 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 allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at Oakland University. 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
Radiologic Technology 15
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 5

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health 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
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 7,100 $33,720
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Respiratory Therapists 4,580 $57,040
Physician Assistants 4,490 $110,240
Surgical Technologists 4,240 $43,280

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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