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Registered Nursing at Kent State University at Kent

Registered Nursing at Kent State University at Kent

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing program at Kent State University at Kent stacks up to those at other schools.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Kent State offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:

Kent State Registered Nursing Rankings

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 Master’s Program

84% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from Kent State, 89% 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 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 140
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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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