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Business & finance at Oakland

Oakland graduates about 569 business & finance majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 381st of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 126 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 65% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year56916% of the class
Courses in the catalog126more than 65% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$169Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%1015–1245whole school

Around Oakland

The Dodge Mansion at Meadowbrook on the campus of Oakland University in the city
The Dodge Mansion at MeadowbrookPhoto: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photograph of Meadowbrook in 2015 in late summer, late in the day.
Meadowbrook 2015Photo: Kelocyde · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
2017–18 version of the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, given to the universi
McCafferty TropfyPhoto: X96lee15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Elliott Tower at Oakland University in Rochester, MI
ElliottTower1Photo: LaMoille123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Facilities Management (FM).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Student housing 11 · Dorm 6 · Library 5 · Athletics 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Boise State University 48
  2. Northern Arizona University 48
  3. University of Tampa 48
  4. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 48
  5. Old Dominion University 48
  6. Loyola University New Orleans 48
  7. Stevenson University 48
  8. North Park University 48

Other strong majors at Oakland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oakland with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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