Finance at Oakland University
If you are interested in studying finance, 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 19,309. Of the 657 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oakland University in 2019, 118 of them were finance majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Finance section at the bottom of this page.
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Oakland Finance Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Oakland Finance Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at Oakland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The finance major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| Best Finance Graduate Certificate Schools | 10 |
| Most Popular Finance Graduate Certificate Schools | 16 |
| Most Focused Finance Graduate Certificate Schools | 20 |
| Most Popular Finance Schools | 137 |
| Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 183 |
| Best Finance Schools | 198 |
| Most Focused Finance Schools | 257 |
Finance Student Demographics at Oakland
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Oakland University.
Oakland Finance Bachelor’s Program
About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Oakland are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor's in finance.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 100 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Oakland also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into
A degree in finance 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 |
|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | 58,140 | $122,160 |
| Financial Managers | 14,760 | $128,270 |
| Financial Analysts | 6,090 | $84,410 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 5,210 | $102,010 |
| Financial Specialists | 4,050 | $69,480 |
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.
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