Human Resource Management at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in HR.

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

Oakland Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

Oakland Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 8 HR students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Oakland, about 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Oakland, 88% 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	16,500	$62,470
Training and Development Specialists	6,010	$61,090
Human Resources Managers	3,720	$115,780
Labor Relations Specialists	3,620	$72,320
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140

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.