General Psychology at Oakland University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Oakland University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Oakland General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Oakland General Psychology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Oakland. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Oakland, 92% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,430	$83,210
Psychology Professors	930	$92,000
Psychologists	190	$88,120

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.