Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan · Public

Of 65 assessed programs, 63 leave graduates out-earning a typical Michigan high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 102 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,422
$30k to $48k	$4,560
$48k to $75k	$6,711
$75k to $110k	$11,874
$110k and up	$19,217
All families (average)	$9,120

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

65 of 167 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Michigan high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,667	+$46,858	clears the bar	$20,641	0.4 yrs	520
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$54,767	+$19,958	clears the bar	$23,432	1.2 yrs	246
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,141	+$10,332	clears the bar	$22,500	2.2 yrs	198
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$70,347	+$35,538	clears the bar	$24,125	0.7 yrs	183
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,737	+$55,928	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	176
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,444	+$62,635	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	173
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,991	+$21,182	clears the bar	$24,200	1.1 yrs	165
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$63,534	+$28,725	clears the bar	$23,780	0.8 yrs	133
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,396	+$13,587	clears the bar	$27,542	2.0 yrs	130
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,967	+$65,158	clears the bar	$25,971	0.4 yrs	128
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$116,041	+$81,232	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	120
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$122,437	+$87,628	clears the bar	$25,785	0.3 yrs	120
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$79,127	+$44,318	clears the bar	$22,423	0.5 yrs	111
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,662	+$20,853	clears the bar	$22,000	1.1 yrs	110
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$55,754	+$20,945	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	91
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$60,027	+$25,218	clears the bar	$23,625	0.9 yrs	77
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$69,448	+$34,639	clears the bar	$24,125	0.7 yrs	76
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$84,052	+$49,243	clears the bar	$25,647	0.5 yrs	70
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$82,699	+$47,890	clears the bar	$22,292	0.5 yrs	69
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$47,432	+$12,623	clears the bar	$26,000	2.1 yrs	61
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$132,052	+$97,243	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$68,496	+$33,687	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	57
Nursing	Master's Degree	$117,829	+$83,020	clears the bar	$44,928	0.5 yrs	53
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,843	+$61,034	clears the bar	$25,783	0.4 yrs	49
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$130,141	+$95,332	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
English	Bachelor's Degree	$48,101	+$13,292	clears the bar	$25,418	1.9 yrs	48
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$65,301	+$30,492	clears the bar	$52,482	1.7 yrs	48
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$88,497	+$53,688	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	46
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$57,431	+$22,622	clears the bar	$38,801	1.7 yrs	45
Special Education	Master's Degree	$67,300	+$32,491	clears the bar	$36,989	1.1 yrs	44
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$51,129	+$16,320	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	40
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$128,958	+$94,149	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
History	Bachelor's Degree	$48,990	+$14,181	clears the bar	$22,250	1.6 yrs	36
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$55,861	+$21,052	clears the bar	$27,267	1.3 yrs	32
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$59,922	+$25,113	clears the bar	$19,187	0.8 yrs	28
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,222	+$67,413	clears the bar	$28,500	0.4 yrs	28
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$70,486	+$35,677	clears the bar	$26,239	0.7 yrs	28
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$55,836	+$21,027	clears the bar	$49,875	2.4 yrs	27
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$34,464 1-year earnings	-$345	falls short	$22,894	insufficient data	26
Accounting	Master's Degree	$96,676	+$61,867	clears the bar	$23,015	0.4 yrs	26
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$85,266	+$50,457	clears the bar	$31,000	0.6 yrs	25
Public Health	Master's Degree	$68,517	+$33,708	clears the bar	$37,302	1.1 yrs	25
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$41,443	+$6,634	clears the bar	$24,856	3.7 yrs	24
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,873	+$13,064	clears the bar	$20,333	1.6 yrs	24
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$43,186	+$8,377	clears the bar	$27,000	3.2 yrs	24
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$46,680	+$11,871	clears the bar	$25,212	2.1 yrs	23
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$99,496	+$64,687	clears the bar	$37,444	0.6 yrs	20
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$57,337 1-year earnings	+$22,528	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$40,299 1-year earnings	+$5,490	clears the bar	$24,950	4.5 yrs	19
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,531	+$22,722	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$79,238	+$44,429	clears the bar	$46,967	1.1 yrs	18
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,442	+$4,633	clears the bar	$26,678	5.8 yrs	17
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	$63,858	+$29,049	clears the bar	$15,648	0.5 yrs	16
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$63,925	+$29,116	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	16
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$44,270	+$9,461	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$60,911	+$26,102	clears the bar	$33,079	1.3 yrs	13
Psychology	Master's Degree	$49,152 1-year earnings	+$14,343	clears the bar	$36,414	2.5 yrs	11
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,628	+$11,819	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,874	+$37,065	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$31,999 1-year earnings	-$2,810	falls short	$27,500	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$87,119	+$52,310	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$79,034 1-year earnings	+$44,225	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$84,462	+$49,653	clears the bar	$93,047	1.9 yrs	2
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$61,129 1-year earnings	+$26,320	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$48,323	+$13,514	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Systems Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Work	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sociology and Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.