History at Oakland University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Oakland University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552.

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

Oakland History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Oakland History Rankings

History Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Oakland University. 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
General History	4

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
History Professors	520	$78,710
Museum Technicians and Conservators	380	$36,030
Curators	370	$50,530

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.