Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio · Public

Of 104 assessed programs, 99 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 212 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$15,280
$30k to $48k	$15,718
$48k to $75k	$17,296
$75k to $110k	$23,685
$110k and up	$26,278
All families (average)	$20,787

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

104 of 316 programs could be assessed 33% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,263	+$42,181	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	533
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,328	+$6,246	clears the bar	$25,000	4.0 yrs	343
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,265	+$26,183	clears the bar	$24,909	1.0 yrs	276
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$56,540	+$20,458	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	250
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$61,055	+$24,973	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	239
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$41,717	+$5,635	clears the bar	$25,000	4.4 yrs	178
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$63,440	+$27,358	clears the bar	$24,178	0.9 yrs	174
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$48,569	+$12,487	clears the bar	$24,553	2.0 yrs	173
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$54,544	+$18,462	clears the bar	$26,000	1.4 yrs	166
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$49,375	+$13,293	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	159
Nursing	Master's Degree	$114,464	+$78,382	clears the bar	$37,500	0.5 yrs	157
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$71,330	+$35,248	clears the bar	$24,758	0.7 yrs	144
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,502	+$20,420	clears the bar	$22,126	1.1 yrs	143
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$49,948	+$13,866	clears the bar	$31,561	2.3 yrs	142
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,283	+$8,201	clears the bar	$25,000	3.0 yrs	126
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$71,633	+$35,551	clears the bar	$22,300	0.6 yrs	124
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,947	+$21,865	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	123
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$91,614	+$55,532	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	108
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$62,189	+$26,107	clears the bar	$30,947	1.2 yrs	106
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$59,299	+$23,217	clears the bar	$25,250	1.1 yrs	104
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,833	+$17,751	clears the bar	$27,000	1.5 yrs	93
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$121,373	+$85,291	clears the bar	$236,752	2.8 yrs	91
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,826	+$5,744	clears the bar	$26,000	4.5 yrs	89
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$46,646	+$10,564	clears the bar	$25,875	2.4 yrs	81
English	Bachelor's Degree	$36,241	+$159	clears the bar	$25,000	157.2 yrs	81
Public Health	Master's Degree	$68,320	+$32,238	clears the bar	$40,875	1.3 yrs	75
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,386	+$20,304	clears the bar	$21,050	1.0 yrs	73
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$60,218	+$24,136	clears the bar	$24,417	1.0 yrs	68
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$89,732	+$53,650	clears the bar	$28,013	0.5 yrs	68
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$84,011 1-year earnings	+$47,929	clears the bar	$37,544	0.8 yrs	66
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$89,959	+$53,877	clears the bar	$22,500	0.4 yrs	65
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$41,900	+$5,818	clears the bar	$23,500	4.0 yrs	63
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$36,429	+$347	clears the bar	$26,000	74.9 yrs	58
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$47,208	+$11,126	clears the bar	$21,263	1.9 yrs	53
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$76,501	+$40,419	clears the bar	$23,711	0.6 yrs	53
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$56,731 1-year earnings	+$20,649	clears the bar	$23,812	1.2 yrs	50
Architecture	Master's Degree	$71,894	+$35,812	clears the bar	$29,937	0.8 yrs	49
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$52,423	+$16,341	clears the bar	$21,400	1.3 yrs	49
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$35,710	-$372	falls short	$26,899	insufficient data	49
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$35,875	-$207	falls short	$25,000	insufficient data	48
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$43,835	+$7,753	clears the bar	$24,000	3.1 yrs	47
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$49,842	+$13,760	clears the bar	$25,000	1.8 yrs	46
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$53,674	+$17,592	clears the bar	$45,601	2.6 yrs	46
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$56,253	+$20,171	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,217	+$4,135	clears the bar	$23,250	5.6 yrs	44
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$47,983 1-year earnings	+$11,901	clears the bar	$22,944	1.9 yrs	42
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$56,380	+$20,298	clears the bar	$37,914	1.9 yrs	37
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$65,810	+$29,728	clears the bar	$24,892	0.8 yrs	36
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$86,802	+$50,720	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	36
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,781	+$10,699	clears the bar	$25,125	2.3 yrs	35
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$56,183	+$20,101	clears the bar	$24,792	1.2 yrs	34
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$79,317	+$43,235	clears the bar	$23,625	0.5 yrs	32
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$56,143	+$20,061	clears the bar	$25,000	1.2 yrs	32
Special Education	Master's Degree	$54,383	+$18,301	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$87,606	+$51,524	clears the bar	$35,655	0.7 yrs	29
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,515	+$40,433	clears the bar	$25,000	0.6 yrs	27
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$55,723	+$19,641	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	27
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$58,965	+$22,883	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$57,413	+$21,331	clears the bar	$21,946	1.0 yrs	24
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	$57,360	+$21,278	clears the bar	$26,000	1.2 yrs	24
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$66,266	+$30,184	clears the bar	$38,616	1.3 yrs	23
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$43,222	+$7,140	clears the bar	$28,000	3.9 yrs	23
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$53,799	+$17,717	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	$52,615 1-year earnings	+$16,533	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,662	+$4,580	clears the bar	$25,425	5.6 yrs	18
Accounting	Master's Degree	$84,014	+$47,932	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$50,393	+$14,311	clears the bar	$36,900	2.6 yrs	16
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$46,171	+$10,089	clears the bar	$25,000	2.5 yrs	16
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,334	+$252	clears the bar	$24,500	97.2 yrs	14
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$42,488	+$6,406	clears the bar	$29,390	4.6 yrs	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$67,676	+$31,594	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	14
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$63,798	+$27,716	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$61,642	+$25,560	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	14
Journalism	Master's Degree	$83,464	+$47,382	clears the bar	$27,036	0.6 yrs	13
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$35,900	-$182	falls short	$23,792	insufficient data	13
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,336	+$40,254	clears the bar	$19,250	0.5 yrs	13
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$55,898	+$19,816	clears the bar	$13,806	0.7 yrs	12
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$72,958	+$36,876	clears the bar	$26,500	0.7 yrs	12
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$67,929	+$31,847	clears the bar	$37,087	1.2 yrs	12
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$109,147 1-year earnings	+$73,065	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$70,411	+$34,329	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$51,681	+$15,599	clears the bar	$25,900	1.7 yrs	9
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$53,656	+$17,574	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$68,853 1-year earnings	+$32,771	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$43,686	+$7,604	clears the bar	$19,500	2.6 yrs	5
Information Science	Master's Degree	$117,198	+$81,116	clears the bar	$37,683	0.5 yrs	1
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$51,747	+$15,665	clears the bar	$25,500	1.6 yrs	1
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$64,201	+$28,119	clears the bar	$26,975	1.0 yrs	0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$65,314	+$29,232	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,290	+$5,208	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,757	+$32,675	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	0
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$36,975	+$893	clears the bar	$16,384	18.3 yrs	insufficient data
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$45,424	+$9,342	clears the bar	$17,750	1.9 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$34,197	-$1,885	falls short	$14,884	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$66,606	+$30,524	clears the bar	$17,500	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,918	+$14,836	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,510	+$12,428	clears the bar	$18,977	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$47,306	+$11,224	clears the bar	$19,501	1.7 yrs	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$32,557	-$3,525	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$47,406	+$11,324	clears the bar	$15,100	1.3 yrs	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$62,980	+$26,898	clears the bar	$17,500	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$75,296	+$39,214	clears the bar	$21,000	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Business	Associate's Degree	$47,501	+$11,419	clears the bar	$17,942	1.6 yrs	insufficient data
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$51,445	+$15,363	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.