Public Health at Kent State University at Kent

If you are interested in studying public health, 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, 203 students received a bachelor's degree in public health from Kent State.

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

Kent State Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Kent State Public Health Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public health 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 public health major at Kent State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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 Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	32
	299

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in public health from Kent State. This makes it the #57 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Health Graduates from Kent State Make?

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $30,380. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,238 for all public health students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 203 public health students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Kent State, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	146
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Kent State Public Health Master’s Program

The public health program at Kent State awarded 75 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in public health each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from Kent State, 69% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	52
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,760	$101,390
Health Specialties Professors	10,330	$130,280
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	4,280	$76,740
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,000	$74,750
Community Health Workers	1,970	$38,490

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.