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

1,279 Master's Degrees
206 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

5,165 Graduate Students
74% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,165 graduate students at NKU, 26% are male and 74% 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 139
Black or African American 693
Hispanic or Latino 154
White 3,954
International Students 47
Other Races/Ethnicities 178

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.

Online Learning at Northern Kentucky University

6,567 Took All Classes Online
11,626 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at NKU. In 2022-2023, 11,626 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NKU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 11th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NKU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 6%
Health Professions 17%
History 7%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 44%

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 102 662 75 839
General Business/Commerce 0 277 0 277
Law 0 0 119 119
Social Work 0 65 0 65
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 39 0 39
Accounting 0 36 0 36
Educational Administration 0 16 12 28
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 18 0 18
Health & Physical Education 0 18 0 18
General Education 0 17 0 17
Mental & Social Health Services 0 17 0 17
Information Science 0 16 0 16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 5 11 0 16
Public Administration 0 15 0 15
Health Sciences & Services 0 14 0 14
Medical Illustration & Informatics 3 10 0 13
General English Literature 0 12 0 12
History 0 12 0 12
Writing Studies 7 0 0 7
Communication & Media Studies 0 6 0 6
Student Counseling 0 6 0 6
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 6 0 6
Business Administration & Management 4 0 0 4
Computer Science 0 4 0 4
Information Technology 1 2 0 3
Teacher Education Subject Specific 3 0 0 3
Homeland Security 2 0 0 2
Management Information Systems 1 0 0 1
Public Relations & Advertising 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
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
Construction Management 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Journalism 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
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
Literature 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0
Legal Research 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
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 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 129 1,279 206 1,614

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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