Physics at Oakland University
If you plan to study physics, take a look at what Oakland University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physics section at the bottom of this page.
Oakland Physics Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
- Master’s Degree in Physics
Oakland Physics Rankings
Physics Student Demographics at Oakland
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physics majors at Oakland University.
Oakland Physics Master’s Program
Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Oakland, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a master's in physics.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Physics
The following physics concentations are available at Oakland University. 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 |
---|---|
General Physics | 1 |
Related Majors
Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into
A degree in physics 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 |
Natural Sciences Managers | 1,570 | $113,840 |
Physicists | 510 | $106,650 |
Physics Postsecondary Professors | 490 | $98,870 |
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.