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Registered Nursing at Kent State University at Kent

If you are interested in studying registered 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 approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. Of the 495 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University at Kent in 2021, 495 of them were registered nursing majors.

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

Kent State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Kent State Registered Nursing Rankings

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

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 registered nursing major at Kent State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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
8
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 18
Most Popular Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 20
Best Value Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 23
Most Focused Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 27
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Best Registered Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 30
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 36
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 67
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 170
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 174
186
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 444
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 474
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 687
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 763
822
Best Registered Nursing Schools 1,048
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,200
1,529

In 2021, 172 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Kent State. This makes it the #18 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in registered nursing, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at Kent State awarded 495 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered 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 registered 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 Registered Nursing Master’s Program

87% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 students graduated with a master's degree in registered nursing from Kent State. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

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Of the students who received a registered 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 registered 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 registered nursing. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,770 $71,950

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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