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Health Professions at Kent State University at Kent

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Kent State University at Kent stacks up to those at other schools.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822.

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

Kent State Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Kent State offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Kent State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Kent State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

There were 113 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #227 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Kent State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Kent State University at Kent.

Kent State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	585
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Kent State Health Professions Master’s Program

84% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Kent State, 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	323
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Kent State University at Kent. 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
Nursing	692
Public Health	280
Communication Sciences	89
Medicine	87
Mental & Social Health Services	54
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	32
Health/Medical Prep Programs	31
Allied Health Professions	22
Medical Illustration & Informatics	12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	2
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	125,380	$66,820
Nursing Assistants	65,860	$27,570
Home Health Aides	55,490	$22,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	47,520	$56,870
Personal Care Aides	42,590	$23,530

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
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