Also known as

  • Oakland
  • OU
  • O.U.

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
3,863
58.1% Female
41.9% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
244
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
59
Doctoral Research
18
Doctoral Professional
3
Distance
11
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.21%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.97%
Asian
6.24%
Black or African American
2.85%
Hispanic or Latino
61.17%
White
2.46%
Two or more races
2.69%
Unknown
16.41%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$45
Admissions Office Web Address
www.oakland.edu/futurestudents

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$20,979
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$24,648

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
Yes
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
59
Master's (Distance)
4
Doctor's Degree Research
18
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Professional
3
Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
37
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
4
Post Master's Certificate
20
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Biophysics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Business/Commerce, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Business/Managerial Economics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree Yes No
Communication, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Hardware Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Conducting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Education, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree Yes No
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Environmental Chemistry Doctoral – Research Yes No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree Yes No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Finance, General Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree Yes No
Human Resources Development Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Information Technology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Business/Trade/Commerce Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Keyboard Instruments Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Linguistics Master's Degree Yes No
Management Information Systems, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Music Pedagogy Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music, General Master's Degree Yes No
Music, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nursing Practice Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research Yes Yes
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Operations Management and Supervision Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Organizational Leadership Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Yes
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree Yes No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Superintendency and Educational System Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Voice and Opera Master's Degree Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 621 614 7 0
With faculty status 621 614 7 0
Tenured 420 416 4 0
On tenure track 140 140 0 0
Not on tenure track 61 58 3 0
Multi-year contract 29 26 3 0
Annual contract 32 32 0 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0
Without faculty status 0 0 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$20,979
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$24,648
Financial aid office web address
www.oakland.edu/financialservices
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room & Board Charge
$10,352
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$20,979$24,648
Full time Fees$0$0
Part time, per credit hour$874$1,027

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Medicine $57,936 $0 $57,936 $0

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
3,863
58.1% Female
41.9% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.21%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7.97%
Asian
6.24%
Black or African American
2.85%
Hispanic or Latino
61.17%
White
2.46%
Two or more races
2.69%
Unknown
16.41%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 1 7
Asian 138 170
Black Or African American 62 179
Hispanic Or Latino 54 56
Non-resident Alien 344 290
White 928 1,435
Two Or More Races 38 57
Unknown 54 50

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
781
36.7% Male
63.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
70
42.9% Male
57.1% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
176
42.6% Male
57.4% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
48
50.0% Male
50.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
32
34.4% Male
65.6% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
2200 North Squirrel Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48309-4401
Phone
248-370-2100
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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