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Nursing at Oakland

Oakland graduates about 479 nursing majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 239th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#239 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year47914% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%1015–1245whole school

Around Oakland

The Human Health Building at Oakland University
HHBOUPhoto: LaMoille123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Graham Health Center (GHC), Human Health Building (HHB).

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 nursing ranking

  1. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 54
  2. Barry University 54
  3. California State University–East Bay 54
  4. Chatham University 54
  5. University of Texas at El Paso 53
  6. California State University–Fullerton 53
  7. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 53
  8. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi 53

Other strong majors at Oakland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oakland with every school we score in nursing. 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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