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title: Kent State University at Kent — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Kent, OH
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $45,388 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $27,117 – $66,038 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $17,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 64% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $30,567 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 68% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.39× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $17,388 | derived |

**64% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $17,500 (≈ 39% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $17,468 to $87,715 across 90 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $87,715 | $37,500 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $75,015 | $37,683 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Doctoral Degree | $74,630 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $64,597 | $28,013 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $61,648 | $35,655 |
| Journalism. | Master's Degree | $59,374 | $27,036 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,436 | $22,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,586 | $25,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,552 | $22,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $55,674 | $37,087 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $54,889 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $54,262 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $54,079 | $21,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,914 | $23,625 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,124 | $26,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,059 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $51,754 | $30,947 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $51,020 | $29,937 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $50,801 | $37,914 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $49,867 | $40,875 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $48,145 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,806 | $19,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,664 | $22,300 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,393 | $24,758 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $43,325 | $17,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $43,138 | $13,806 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $43,029 | not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Master's Degree | $42,818 | not reported |
| Air Transportation. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,752 | $23,711 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Master's Degree | $42,538 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $41,811 | $36,900 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,266 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,576 | $24,178 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,382 | $25,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $39,819 | $45,601 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $39,753 | $38,616 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $39,694 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,013 | $24,909 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,379 | $24,417 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,520 | $24,892 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $37,436 | $31,561 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,172 | $26,975 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $36,715 | $25,900 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $36,587 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Associate's Degree | $36,532 | $19,501 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,445 | $27,000 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,391 | $25,000 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $36,214 | not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,188 | $25,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,909 | $24,000 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,401 | $25,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,399 | $25,000 |
| Legal Support Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,365 | $21,946 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $35,156 | $15,100 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,320 | $26,000 |
| American Sign Language. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,146 | $29,390 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,725 | $25,250 |
| Computer Programming. | Associate's Degree | $30,949 | $17,750 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,834 | $25,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,781 | $25,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,737 | $24,553 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,631 | $25,000 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,380 | $26,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,048 | $26,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Associate's Degree | $29,670 | $17,942 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,304 | $25,000 |
| Education, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,853 | $25,875 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,805 | $25,000 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,641 | $19,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,147 | $21,400 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,111 | $25,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $26,641 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $26,550 | $18,977 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,539 | $28,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,520 | $23,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,413 | $22,126 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,258 | $25,000 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,953 | $24,792 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,642 | $25,425 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,503 | $23,250 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,210 | $21,263 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,648 | $25,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,889 | $26,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,393 | $25,125 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,870 | $25,000 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,769 | $21,050 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,133 | $26,899 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,382 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Associate's Degree | $18,001 | $14,884 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,468 | $23,792 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Kent State University at Kent by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?203517

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