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Elementary Education at Oakland University

If you plan to study elementary education, take a look at what Oakland University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552. In 2021, 121 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from Oakland.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Elementary Education section at the bottom of this page.

Oakland Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
  • Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Oakland Elementary Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the elementary teaching progam at Oakland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Oakland is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 40
Most Popular Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 121
Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools 130
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Best Elementary Education Schools 377
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 402
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 409

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in elementary teaching from Oakland. This makes it the #121 most popular school for elementary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Oakland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the elementary teaching majors at Oakland University.

Oakland Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 elementary teaching majors earned their bachelor's degree from Oakland. Of these graduates, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in elementary teaching at Oakland are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 108
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Oakland Elementary Education Master’s Program

94% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 elementary teaching majors earned their master's degree from Oakland. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Oakland, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland University with a master's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Elementary School Teachers 38,330 $66,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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