The main focus area for this major is General Business/Commerce. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Business/Commerce is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Oakland University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in general business, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Oakland was $825 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $484 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $14,520 | $24,735 |
Books and Supplies | $798 | $798 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,022 | $11,022 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,634 | $2,634 |
Learn more about Oakland tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. General Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at Oakland took out an average of $27,947 in student loans. That is 4% higher than the national average of $26,843.
The median early career salary of general business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Oakland is $46,478 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $41,384.
Oakland does not offer an online option for its general business bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oakland Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in general business in 2019-2020, 42.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in general business at Oakland in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 54 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Business/Commerce | 64 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Business Administration & Management | 62 |
Accounting | 98 |
Business/Managerial Economics | 4 |
Finance & Financial Management | 99 |
Human Resource Management | 207 |
*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.
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