Human Resources Development at Oakland University

Every human resources development school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR development program at Oakland University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552. Of the 713 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oakland University in 2021, 149 of them were human resources development majors.

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

Oakland Human Resources Development Degrees Available

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

Oakland Human Resources Development Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR development 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 HR development major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resources Development. 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
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	5
	5
	9
	12
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	15

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in HR development from Oakland. This makes it the #28 most popular school for HR development master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Development Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Program

The HR development program at Oakland awarded 149 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR development 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 development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	105
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Oakland Human Resources Development Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in HR development from Oakland. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in HR development each year. Oakland does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR development 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 development.

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 development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

Careers That HR Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR development 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
Training and Development Specialists	6,010	$61,090

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.