Nursing at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 458 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Oakland.

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

Oakland Nursing Degrees Available

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

Oakland Nursing Rankings

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

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 nursing major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
	190
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	192
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	214
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	237
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	238
	245
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	271
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	287
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	297
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	385
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	415
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	466
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	504
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,336

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Oakland. This makes it the #227 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Oakland Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $61,925. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Oakland since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	342
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Oakland Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Oakland, 79% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakland University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	458
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	27
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	10
Forensic Nursing	8
Nursing Practice	6

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Nurse Practitioners	4,490	$106,880
Nurse Anesthetists	2,250	$180,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,410	$81,230

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.