Oakland University
Oakland University is a public college in Rochester Hills, MI. Its average net price is $11,815 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $8,052 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $7,889 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $8,905 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,945 |
| $110,001 and up | $19,867 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $54,750 |
| 8 years after entry | $59,546 |
| 10 years after entry | $63,565 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,907 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $23,792 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | $66,967 National median for this major n=271 | Not published |
| Biology | $30,798 n=126 | $21,000 n=113 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $61,667 Small program - rough guide n=84 | $20,562 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,610 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $20,611 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $41,393 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $24,802 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Communications | $43,462 n=152 | $22,902 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Computer Engineering | $91,164 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $25,950 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Computer Science | $69,649 n=214 | $23,000 n=157 |
| Criminal Justice | $43,723 Small program - rough guide n=95 | $25,257 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $35,895 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $23,215 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $87,148 n=129 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Engineering Chemistry | Not published | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $42,441 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Environmental Conservation | $45,988 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | $27,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $57,334 n=141 | $19,623 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $35,133 n=196 | $21,500 n=205 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,114 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | $19,492 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| History | $39,855 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $23,646 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Homeland Security | $58,220 National median for this major n=2,607 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $53,906 n=273 | $23,535 n=153 |
| Industrial Engineering | $76,801 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $36,464 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $46,443 n=135 | $26,000 n=152 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $67,925 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $50,876 n=112 | $22,943 n=103 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $82,153 n=178 | $21,981 n=106 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $33,310 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $21,928 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Psychology | $37,860 n=155 | $22,291 n=262 |
| Public Administration | $50,470 National median for this major n=2,829 | Not published |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $80,678 n=702 | $28,642 n=582 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | $25,403 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Social Work | $40,358 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $25,470 n=118 |
| Sociology | $37,697 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Sociology and Anthropology | $37,664 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | $24,193 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $45,027 n=173 | $22,625 n=222 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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