Music at Oakland University

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

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in music.

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

Oakland Music Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Music

Oakland Music Rankings

Music Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Music Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in music from Oakland in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Oakland, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	2,710	$76,250
Music Directors and Composers	440	$51,180
Sound Engineering Technicians	90	$65,540

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.