Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
6,455
65.6% Female
34.4% Male

Institution Overview

System
The University System of Ohio
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
428
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
118
Doctoral Research
58
Doctoral Professional
3
Distance
43
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.09%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3.21%
Asian
7.03%
Black or African American
3.59%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
63.13%
White
2.26%
Two or more races
1.98%
Unknown
18.65%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$45
Admissions Office Web Address
www.kent.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$12,483
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$23,352

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
118
Master's (Distance)
14
Doctor's Degree Research
58
Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Professional
3
Doctor's Degree Professional (Distance)
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
40
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
16
Post Master's Certificate
26
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
5
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Acting Master's Degree Yes No
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anatomy Doctoral – Research Yes No
Animal Physiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Behavior Analysis Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Architecture Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
Yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree Yes No
Art Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Artificial Intelligence Master's Degree Yes No
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Biometry/Biometrics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Botany/Plant Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Business/Managerial Economics Master's Degree Yes No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree Yes No
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master's Degree Yes No
Clinical Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical Research Coordinator Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Commercial and Advertising Art Master's Degree Yes No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Communication, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Community College Education Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Community Organization and Advocacy Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Community Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Conducting Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Management Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry Master's Degree Yes No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's Degree Yes Yes
Critical Care Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Curriculum and Instruction Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Doctoral – Research Yes No
Disability Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Ecology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree Yes No
Education, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Educational Statistics and Research Methods Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering Technology, General Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Epidemiology Master's Degree Yes No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Fashion/Apparel Design Master's Degree Yes No
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Gerontology Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General Master's Degree Yes No
Health Law Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Health Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree Yes No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Information Technology Master's Degree Yes No
International and Comparative Education Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Business/Trade/Commerce Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Journalism Master's Degree Yes No
Journalism, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Knowledge Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Landscape Architecture Master's Degree Yes No
Language Interpretation and Translation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Latin Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Learning Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Long Term Care Administration/Management Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Materials Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Informatics Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Music History, Literature, and Theory Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Nursing Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Organizational Leadership Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Painting Master's Degree Yes No
Palliative Care Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Master's Degree Yes No
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Pharmacology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree Yes No
Physical and Biological Anthropology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes Yes
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, Other Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes Yes
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
Yes
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Master's Degree Yes Yes
School Psychology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree Yes No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree Yes No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Superintendency and Educational System Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Transportation/Mobility Management Master's Degree Yes Yes
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Master's Degree Yes No
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 938 938 0 0
With faculty status 938 938 0 0
Tenured 442 442 0 0
On tenure track 126 126 0 0
Not on tenure track 370 370 0 0
Annual contract 370 370 0 0
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
Yes
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$12,483
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$23,352
Financial aid office web address
https://www.kent.edu/financialaid
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$7,940
Typical Board
$5,796
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$12,483$23,352
Full time Fees$0$0
Part time, per credit hour$572$1,066

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramIn-state TuitionIn-state FeesOut-of-State TuitionOut-of-State Fees
Podiatry $43,747 $3,331 $43,747 $3,331

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
Yes
Prepaid Tuition Plan
No
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
6,455
65.6% Female
34.4% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.09%
American Indian or Alaska Native
3.21%
Asian
7.03%
Black or African American
3.59%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
63.13%
White
2.26%
Two or more races
1.98%
Unknown
18.65%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 2 4
Asian 81 126
Black Or African American 129 325
Hispanic Or Latino 79 153
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 1 2
Non-resident Alien 643 561
White 1,190 2,885
Two Or More Races 43 103
Unknown 51 77

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,563
31.7% Male
68.3% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
165
41.2% Male
58.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
122
54.1% Male
45.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
72
29.2% Male
70.8% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
13

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
Executive Office, 2nd Floor Library
Kent, OH 44242-0001
Phone
330-672-3000
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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