Nursing at Kent State University at Kent

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Kent State University at Kent is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year.

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

Kent State Nursing 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.

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.

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

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

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	395
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Kent State Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Kent State, 89% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	140
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing 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
Registered Nursing	682
Critical Care Nursing	4
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	3
School Nursing	2
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing	1

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.