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Engineering at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

Oakland Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Oakland Engineering Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #183 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 169 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from Oakland in 2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 77
International Students 71
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Mechanical Engineering 62
Electrical Engineering 52
Robotics Engineering 23
Computer Engineering 17
Industrial Engineering 12
Systems Engineering 11

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Mechanical Engineers 43,890 $91,100
Industrial Engineers 31,520 $89,330
Software Applications Developers 29,540 $92,260
Industrial Production Managers 13,110 $118,760
Architectural and Engineering Managers 10,460 $132,810

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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