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The bachelor's program at Oakland was ranked #142 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering list. It is also ranked #7 in Michigan.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Oakland University handed out 358 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is a decrease of 7% over the previous year when 383 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 169 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Oakland. This makes it the #85 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 8 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #183 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Oakland University.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 358 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Oakland. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Oakland are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 71% of students 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 engineering.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 25 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| White | 254 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 36 |
| Other Races | 26 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 students earned a master's degree in engineering from Oakland. About 28% of these graduates were women and the other 72% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a master's in engineering.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| White | 77 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 71 |
| Other Races | 3 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 222 |
| Electrical Engineering | 146 |
| Computer Engineering | 70 |
| Industrial Engineering | 40 |
| Robotics Engineering | 23 |
| Biological Engineering | 17 |
| Systems Engineering | 11 |
| Engineering Chemistry | 5 |
| Engineering Physics | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 212 |
| Engineering Technologies | 48 |
| Physical Sciences | 30 |
| Natural Resources & Conservation | 23 |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 17 |
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