by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Oakland University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in chemistry, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Oakland paid an average of $1,027 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $773 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,546 | $24,648 |
The median early career salary of chemistry students who receive their master’s degree from Oakland is $58,221 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $62,800.
Oakland does not offer an online option for its chemistry master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oakland Online Learning page.
About 55.6% of the students who received their MS in chemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.1% of the chemistry master’s degrees at Oakland in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physics | 1 |
*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.