by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Kent State University at Kent ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
Kent State University at Kent awards degrees and credentials ranging from certificates up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 9,324 undergraduate · 3,942 graduate (13,266 total)
Here are the majors that graduate the most students at Kent State University at Kent.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 6,633 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 567 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 393 |
| Psychology, General. | 358 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 297 |
Among Kent State University at Kent programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $64,015 |
| Public Administration. | $61,648 |
| Construction Management. | $58,436 |
| Computer Science. | $57,552 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | $55,674 |
Explore the full list of majors at Kent State University at Kent, sorted by study area.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 6,633 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Adult Health Nurse/Nursing. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Pediatric Nurse/Nursing. · Critical Care Nursing. |
567 | $64,015 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Public Health, Other. |
243 | $40,717 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. · Audiology/Audiologist. |
107 | $34,831 |
| Medicine. ↳ Podiatric Medicine/Podiatry. |
98 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. · Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling. |
74 | $39,819 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist. |
38 | $30,754 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other. |
19 | $33,320 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor. · Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist. |
18 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Long Term Care Administration/Management. |
9 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
7 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
6 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. ↳ Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Organizational Leadership. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. · Transportation/Mobility Management. |
393 | $45,230 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. ↳ Fashion Merchandising. |
214 | $36,188 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
143 | $40,576 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Finance and Financial Management Services, Other. |
117 | $45,393 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
116 | $49,029 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. ↳ Selling Skills and Sales Operations. |
33 | NA |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
29 | $36,391 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. · Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. |
23 | NA |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General. |
20 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
17 | $35,401 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. ↳ Knowledge Management. |
5 | NA |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
5 | $58,436 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. |
202 | $29,931 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Music Teacher Education. · Social Studies Teacher Education. · Art Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Mathematics Teacher Education. · Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Trade and Industrial Teacher Education. · Reading Teacher Education. · Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. · Health Teacher Education. · School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist. |
184 | $38,853 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. · Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. |
59 | $39,947 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. · Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Community College Administration. |
46 | $40,439 |
| Education, General. | 44 | $28,853 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
34 | $48,145 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. ↳ Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. |
28 | $17,468 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 24 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
15 | $41,811 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 5 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Educational Statistics and Research Methods. · Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement. |
3 | NA |
| International and Comparative Education. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Fashion/Apparel Design. · Design and Visual Communications, General. · Interior Design. · Commercial Photography. · Commercial and Advertising Art. |
297 | $35,399 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
64 | $22,338 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology. · Musical Theatre. · Acting. |
62 | $22,889 |
| Music. ↳ Music Technology. · Music Performance, General. · Music, General. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Music Theory and Composition. · Conducting. |
35 | $26,539 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 358 | $26,258 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. · School Psychology. · Applied Behavior Analysis. · Clinical Psychology. |
57 | $55,674 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 212 | $57,552 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Human-Centered Technology Design. · Artificial Intelligence. · Computer and Information Sciences, General. |
78 | $41,266 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. ↳ Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst. |
38 | $52,914 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. | 126 | $30,631 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
78 | $26,520 |
| Journalism. | 63 | $38,036 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Public Relations/Image Management. · Advertising. |
46 | $38,379 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
154 | $26,413 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | 49 | $21,870 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. · Ecology. |
35 | NA |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. |
23 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 12 | NA |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. · Physiology, General. |
11 | $36,214 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other. · Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. |
6 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 2 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
50 | $28,147 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
44 | $25,503 |
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
36 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geographic Information Science and Cartography. · Geography. |
34 | $19,382 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
25 | $25,642 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
12 | NA |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
98 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
29 | NA |
| Human Computer Interaction. | 20 | NA |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
19 | NA |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 11 | NA |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
4 | NA |
| Gerontology. | 2 | NA |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
155 | $29,960 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. ↳ Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General. |
6 | $28,641 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. |
147 | $37,436 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture. | 125 | $39,568 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
11 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture. | 2 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
134 | $31,208 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Construction Engineering. | 58 | NA |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
25 | NA |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 17 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering. | 8 | $52,124 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemical Physics. |
35 | $37,520 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
27 | NA |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Geology/Earth Science, General. |
25 | $30,781 |
| Materials Sciences. ↳ Materials Science. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ General Studies. · Humanities/Humanistic Studies. |
93 | $36,445 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transportation. ↳ Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General. |
88 | $42,752 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Language Interpretation and Translation. |
41 | $42,818 |
| American Sign Language. ↳ American Sign Language (ASL). · Sign Language Interpretation and Translation. |
21 | $32,146 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
15 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Russian Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Latin Language and Literature. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. |
77 | $25,210 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 70 | $23,648 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 3 | NA |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician. · Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician. |
22 | NA |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Computer Engineering Technology/Technician. |
15 | NA |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Automation Engineer Technology/Technician. |
13 | NA |
| ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS. ↳ Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
60 | $30,048 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. · Financial Mathematics. |
25 | NA |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
23 | $47,806 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
38 | $22,393 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 23 | $61,648 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Support Services. ↳ Legal Assistant/Paralegal. |
21 | $35,365 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician, General. ↳ Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician. |
1 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
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