Accounting at Oakland University

If you plan to study accounting, 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 has a total student population of 18,552. In 2021, 80 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from Oakland.

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

Oakland Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Oakland Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Oakland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	91
	149
	186
	252
	261
	278
	1,025

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Oakland. This makes it the #235 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Oakland Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $50,708. This is 10% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Oakland. About 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Oakland since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Oakland Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Oakland awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Oakland, 86% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oakland University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	102

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	37,490	$39,130
Accountants and Auditors	33,610	$74,370
Financial Managers	14,760	$128,270
Financial Analysts	6,090	$84,410
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,690	$44,030

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.