Top Ranked Programs
Kent State University At Kent's program mix is anchored in Business, with meaningful enrollment across health, education, and applied professional fields — a signature consistent with a comprehensive public research university serving a broad regional student population in Ohio. The university's largest programs span Business (22% of graduates), Education (9%), and Arts (8%), reflecting a portfolio oriented toward stable, workforce-ready careers rather than a narrow research concentration. Across 71 programs serving roughly 5,056 students annually, the institution offers breadth that supports diverse career pathways. The strongest financial outcomes cluster in applied business and technology-adjacent fields. Nursing stands out as the program combining substantial cohort scale with competitive earnings, making it the institution's primary economic driver across the degree portfolio. Azimuth ranks Nursing #192 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with graduates earning median earnings of $78,263 — the highest four-year figure at the institution. Digital Marketing follows with median earnings of $63,440, and Azimuth ranks it #136 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business Administration and Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations round out the top earning programs, each delivering median earnings of $62,265 and $61,055 respectively four years after enrollment, per the [how Azimuth evaluates programs](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) methodology. By enrollment, Nursing is the largest program with 533 graduates, followed by Psychology, General (343 graduates) and Business Administration (276 graduates). These high-volume programs anchor the university's workforce pipeline into regional and national labor markets. Fields like Design and Applied Arts and Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations represent pathways where graduates enter local-labor and public-sector careers — fields with steady regional demand in Ohio but more moderate earnings trajectories than the institution's top-earning programs. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) framework provides useful context for how these program families align with national wage trends.