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General Public Health at Kent State University at Kent

If you are interested in studying general public health, 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 813 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kent State University at Kent in 2021, 203 of them were general public health majors.

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

Kent State General Public Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Public Health
  • Master’s Degree in General Public Health
  • Doctorate Degree in General Public Health

Kent State General Public Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general public health 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 general public health major at Kent State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Focused General Public Health Basic Certificate Schools 6
Most Popular General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 14
Best Value General Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools 19
Most Popular General Public Health Schools 21
Most Focused General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 26
Most Focused General Public Health Schools 48
Best Value General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 59
Best General Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 119
155
Best Value General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools 165
180
Best Value General Public Health Schools 181

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in general public health from Kent State. This makes it the #38 most popular school for general public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general public health, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Public Health Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State General Public Health Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The general public health program at Kent State awarded 203 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general public health.

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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 General Public Health Master’s Program

77% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The general public health program at Kent State awarded 75 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in general public health each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a general 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 general public health.

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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 general public health. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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