Psychology at Kent State University at Kent

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Kent State University at Kent has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 335 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kent State.

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

Kent State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Kent State Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Kent State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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
	221
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	419
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	708
Best Psychology Schools	744

In 2021, 65 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Kent State. This makes it the #100 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 335 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kent State. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	245
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Kent State Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 65 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Kent State, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Kent State, 86% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kent State University at Kent. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	335
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	74
Child Development & Psychology	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$75,710
Psychology Professors	1,420	$83,230
Psychologists	380	$92,900

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.