by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #443 spot.
Kent State also ranked #16 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Ohio.
Kent State was ranked #338 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Ohio, Kent State came in at #11.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 66.8% of the total graduate students at Kent State are women and 33.2% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Kent State, around 16.4% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 12.0% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,766 | $21,952 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Kent State enter careers with an average starting salary of $48,576. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 17% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at Kent State is $61,237. That's about 19% lower than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Kent State University at Kent.
Contact details for Kent State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Executive Office, 2Nd Floor Library, Kent, OH 44242-0001 |
| Phone: | 330-672-3000 |
| Website: | www.kent.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/kentstate |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/kentstate |
About 70.4% of the graduate students at Kent State University at Kent took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 48.4% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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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