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Northern Kentucky University

Northern Kentucky University Graduate Programs

Northern Kentucky University is a public institution situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. NKU is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

1,447 Master's Degrees
212 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Northern Kentucky University?

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Contact details for NKU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099
Phone: 859-572-5100
Website: www.nku.edu

Northern Kentucky University Graduate Student Diversity

4,704 Graduate Students
73% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,704 graduate students at NKU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern Kentucky University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 118
Black or African American 553
Hispanic or Latino 128
White 3,708
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 174

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Northern Kentucky University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at NKU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Northern Kentucky University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 113 662 105 880
General Business/Commerce 0 353 0 353
Law 0 0 102 102
Social Work 0 90 0 90
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 47 0 47
Educational Administration 0 33 5 38
Accounting 0 33 0 33
Information Science 0 23 0 23
Mental & Social Health Services 0 22 0 22
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 20 0 20
Public Administration 0 20 0 20
Information Technology 0 19 0 19
Human Resource Management 0 18 0 18
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1 17 0 18
General Education 0 17 0 17
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 15 0 15
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 2 12 0 14
General English Literature 0 10 0 10
Health Sciences & Services 0 10 0 10
Health & Physical Education 0 9 0 9
Business Administration & Management 7 0 0 7
History 0 7 0 7
Teacher Education Subject Specific 6 0 0 6
Writing Studies 6 0 0 6
Communication & Media Studies 0 5 0 5
Computer Science 0 2 0 2
Student Counseling 0 2 0 2
Allied Health Professions 0 1 0 1
Homeland Security 1 0 0 1
Geography & Cartography 1 0 0 1
General Biology 0 0 0 0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0
Business/Corporate Communications 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Special Education 0 0 0 0
Architectural Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 0 0 0
Engineering Physics 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0
Legal Research 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Physics 0 0 0 0
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 137 1,447 212 1,796

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.

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