Business, Management & Marketing at Kent State University at Kent

If you are interested in studying business, management and marketing, you may want to check out the program at Kent State University at Kent. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. Of the 5,120 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University at Kent in 2021, 1,160 of them were business, management and marketing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Kent State Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business, Management & Marketing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Doctorate Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Kent State does offer online education options in business, management and marketing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business, management and marketing programs across the country. The following shows how Kent State performed in these rankings.

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 business, management and marketing major at Kent State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. 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
Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	181

In 2021, 128 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Kent State. This makes it the #383 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in business, management and marketing, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Kent State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Kent State University at Kent.

Kent State Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,160 business, management and marketing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Kent State. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	900
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

Kent State Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of business, management and marketing master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from Kent State, 66% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	84
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kent State University at Kent. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	368
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	278
Accounting	158
Marketing	158
Finance & Financial Management	128
Hospitality Management	63
Construction Management	61
Human Resource Management	39
Entrepreneurial Studies	30
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	25
Management Information Systems	4

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Office Clerks	109,130	$35,060
Customer Service Representatives	100,500	$35,980
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	66,030	$36,320
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	54,850	$39,830

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By JonRidinger under License

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