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Psychology at Oakland University

Below are the key facts about this program at Oakland. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #3 out of 30 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Psychology Degrees Available at Oakland

Here is each degree level available for psychology at Oakland, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	207
Master’s	7
Doctoral	5

Oakland Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Oakland University awarded 207 bachelor’s degrees in psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Oakland ranks competitively among schools offering psychology at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #3 out of 30 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	3
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan	8
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	29
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	83
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	578

Salary of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Psychology students who finish a bachelor’s at Oakland go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $41,537 a year. This is below $67,748, the median for all majors at Oakland.

Student Debt of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at Oakland, psychology students borrow a median amount of $24,510 in student loans. This is below $25,972, the typical median for all majors at Oakland.

Oakland Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,934	$24,735

Read more about Oakland tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The largest share of psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at Oakland were White. Roughly 72% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor’s in psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	150
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	20

Psychology, General (Bachelor’s)

Oakland awarded 207 bachelor’s completions in psychology, general in the latest year of data — 80% to women and 20% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (72%).

• Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan — #2
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan — #7
• Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #24
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #68
• Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #171

Graduate Study in Psychology at Oakland

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at Oakland. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	7
Doctoral	5

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Brian Gingrich under License More about our data sources and methodologies.