Oakland University Graduate Programs

Oakland University is a Public, 4-years school located in Rochester Hills, MI. OU offers total 136 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $24,648 ($20,979 Michigan residents)
  • Graduate Students: 3,267
  • Graduate Programs: 136

OU Graduate Programs Overview

Oakland University (referred to as OU) is a Public, 4-years school located in Rochester Hills, MI. OU offers total 136 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Oakland University is $20,979 for Michigan residents and $24,648 for out-of-state students when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $834 for Michigan residents and $1,027 for out-of-state students. Total 3,267 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 16,108 with undergraduate students.
OU 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & FeesMichigan residents: $20,979
Out-of-State: $24,648
Costs per CreditMichigan residents: $834
Out-of-State: $1,027
Graduate Students3,267
Graduate Programs136 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Who Accredits Oakland University

Oakland University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1966 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Oakland University graduate schools offers 136 major programs and 10 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 1,115 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at OU. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at OU with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 6
Communication1 program 6
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 3 programs 66
Computer and Information Sciences1 program 37
Information Technology1 program 13
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)1 program 16
Education [+] 12 programs (2 online)162
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 10
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 22
Special Education and Teaching1 program 44
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances1 program 0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities1 program 0
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 27
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 24
Secondary Education and Teaching1 program 15
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program (1 online)6
Music Teacher Education1 program 2
Reading Teacher Education1 program 11
Education (other)1 program (1 online)1
Engineering [+] 6 programs 123
Computer Hardware Engineering1 program 8
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 37
Mechanical Engineering1 program 48
Systems Engineering1 program 4
Industrial Engineering1 program 6
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering1 program 20
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 57
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 57
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 1 program 4
Linguistics1 program 4
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 9
English Language and Literature1 program 9
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 1 program 1
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 2 programs 29
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 20
Exercise Physiology1 program 9
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 programs 10
Mathematics1 program 3
Applied Mathematics1 program 1
Statistics1 program 6
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 0
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 0
Physical Sciences [+] 2 programs 7
Chemistry1 program 5
Physics1 program 2
Psychology [+] 1 program 11
Psychology1 program 11
Human Services [+] 2 programs 18
Public Administration1 program 18
Social Work1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 7 programs 6
Music1 program 0
Music Performance1 program 1
Conducting1 program 1
Keyboard Instruments1 program 2
Voice and Opera1 program 0
Music Pedagogy1 program 2
Music (other)1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 7 programs (2 online)126
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor1 program 48
Public Health1 program 21
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene1 program 4
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 36
Nursing Practice1 program (1 online)0
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 8
Forensic Nursing1 program (1 online)9
Business [+] 7 programs 159
Business Administration and Management1 program 116
Organizational Leadership1 program 4
Accounting1 program 26
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 0
Human Resources Development1 program 4
Management Information Systems1 program 0
Management Science1 program 9
History [+] 1 programs 2
History1 program 2
Total59 programs (4 online)796
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 1
Information Technology1 program 1
Education [+] 5 programs 29
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 20
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 3
Music Teacher Education1 program 2
Reading Teacher Education1 program 1
Engineering [+] 3 programs 22
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 9
Mechanical Engineering1 program 10
Systems Engineering1 program 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 2 programs 4
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 3
Biophysics1 program 1
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program 2
Applied Mathematics1 program 2
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 0
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 0
Physical Sciences [+] 2 programs 1
Environmental Chemistry1 program 1
Physics (other)1 program 0
Psychology [+] 1 program 1
Psychology1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs (1 online)2
Physical Therapy/Therapist1 program 2
Nursing Science1 program (1 online)0
Total18 programs (1 online)62
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 programs (1 online)183
Medicine1 program 120
Physical Therapy/Therapist1 program 37
Nursing Practice1 program (1 online)26
Total3 programs (1 online)183
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 0
Communication1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)1 program 0
Education [+] 6 programs (2 online)11
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances1 program (1 online)3
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities1 program (1 online)1
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism1 program 7
Music Teacher Education1 program 0
Reading Teacher Education1 program 0
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program 0
Engineering Technology [+] 1 program 0
Engineering/Industrial Management1 program 0
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 0
Legal Professions and Studies (other)1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 1
Creative Writing1 program 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 3
Biomedical Sciences1 program 3
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program 0
Statistics1 program 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 program 0
Financial Analytics1 program 0
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 1 program 0
Kinesiology and Exercise Science1 program 0
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 program 0
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1 program 0
Human Services [+] 1 program 0
Public Administration1 program 0
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 4 programs 0
Music Performance1 program 0
Conducting1 program 0
Keyboard Instruments1 program 0
Music Pedagogy1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 6 programs (1 online)9
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 0
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene1 program (1 online)0
Physical Therapy/Therapist1 program 9
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Forensic Nursing1 program 0
Business [+] 9 programs 18
Business Administration and Management1 program 4
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1 program 0
Organizational Leadership1 program 0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)1 program 6
Finance1 program 0
Human Resources Development1 program 0
Management Information Systems1 program 0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 8
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program 0
Total36 programs (3 online)42
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Education [+] 5 programs (1 online)26
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 22
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 1
Superintendency and Educational System Administration1 program 3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching1 program 0
Reading Teacher Education1 program (1 online)0
Human Services [+] 1 program 1
Public Administration1 program 1
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 0
Music Performance1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs 1
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 1
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Business [+] 11 programs 4
Business/Commerce1 program 3
Operations Management and Supervision1 program 0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1 program 0
Accounting1 program 0
Business/Managerial Economics1 program 0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)1 program 0
Finance1 program 0
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration1 program 0
International Business/Trade/Commerce1 program 0
Management Information Systems1 program 0
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program 1
Total20 programs (1 online)32

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of OU graduate programs is $20,979 for Michigan residents and $24,648 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $834 for Michigan residents and $1,027 for other students. The average living costs is $13,836 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at OU
Michigan residentsOut of State
Tuition$20,016$24,648
Fees$0$0
Costs per Credit Hour$834$1,027
Living on-campus$13,836
Living off-campus$13,104

Graduate Student Population

At OU graduate schools, there are total 3,267 graduate students. Among them, 580 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 1,368 men and 1,899 women students at OU graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at OU.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Oakland University
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,2671,3681,899
American Indian/Native American716
Asian269121148
Black/African American20854154
Hispanic924844
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White2,0127861,226
Two More803347
Un-Known924745
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at OU
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students3,2675806392,048

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