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Nursing at Kent State University at Kent

If you are interested in studying nursing, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 495 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Kent State.

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

Kent State Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

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 nursing at the following degree levels:

Kent State Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Kent State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Kent State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 80
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 236
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 465
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 516
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,303

In 2021, 172 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Kent State. This makes it the #56 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #187 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Kent State Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $57,586. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 495 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Kent State. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 416
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Kent State Nursing Master’s Program

87% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at Kent State awarded 172 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Kent State, 91% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 157
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,760 $101,390
Nurse Practitioners 7,510 $101,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,770 $71,950
Nurse Anesthetists 2,500 $174,380

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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