Public Health at Kent State University at Kent

If you plan to study public health, 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, 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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public health 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 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
Most Popular Public Health Schools	36
Most Popular Public Health Basic Certificate Schools	43
Most Focused Public Health Schools	105
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	130
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
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	299
Best Value Public Health Schools	305

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.

Earnings of Kent State Public Health Graduates

The median salary of public health students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $30,380. This is less than $32,238, which is the national average of all public health majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public health from Kent State in 2021, 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 public health majors earned their master's degree from Kent State. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were 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.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Public Health	280

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.