by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Public Health. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Health is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Kent State University at Kent. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in public health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Kent State was ranked #261 on College Factual's Best Schools for public health list. It is also ranked #7 in Ohio.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Kent State paid an average of $844 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $490 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,810 | $19,686 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,084 | $12,084 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,726 | $3,726 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Public Health students who received their bachelor’s degree at Kent State took out an average of $29,920 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $25,159.
The median early career salary of public health students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Kent State is $32,684 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $32,049.
Online degrees for the Kent State public health bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Kent State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in public health in 2019-2020, 80.1% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 80.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.6% of the public health bachelor’s degrees at Kent State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 50%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 29 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 128 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Public Health students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 181 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 58 |
| Allied Health Professions | 11 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 7 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 37 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 37 |
*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.
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