Human Resource Management at Oakland University

If you plan to study human resource management, 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 approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from Oakland.

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

Oakland Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR

Oakland Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR 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 HR major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource Management. 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
	19
	24
	25
	56
	71
	84
	120
	130
	219
	252

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in HR from Oakland. This makes it the #190 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from Oakland Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $47,599. This is 9% higher than $43,491, which is the national average for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

HR Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

The HR program at Oakland awarded 200 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	144
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Oakland Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Human Resource Management from Oakland in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Oakland, 88% 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

The following HR concentations are available at Oakland University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Resources Development	157
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	51

Related Majors

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

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	16,500	$62,470
Training and Development Specialists	6,010	$61,090
Human Resources Managers	3,720	$115,780
Labor Relations Specialists	3,620	$72,320
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140

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.