Campus Recognitions
2025
- Kent State's MBA program is included in the top tier of CEO Magazine's 2025 Global MBA Rankings and No. 49 in Global Online MBA rankings.
- Kent State University ranks No. 4 in the 2025 Best 21 Accredited Online Bachelor’s in Public Health Programs by Intelligent.
- U.S. News and World Report ranked Kent State's Rehabilitation Counseling Program #18 in the nation in 2025.
2024
- Kent State's Undergraduate Construction Management Program ranked 9th in the nation by Intelligent Magazine in 2024.
- Kent State University’s Bachelor of Science in Architecture is ranked #3 in Ohio and #8 for best value college for general architecture by College Factual in 2024.
- Kent State Receives Prestigious Military Friendly School Honor for 14th Consecutive Year
- Kent State University ranks No. 7 in the 2024 Top Master’s in Public Health ranking by Intelligent.
- Kent State University’s Online MBA program is ranked among the top 100 in the nation according to Fortune's Best Online MBA Programs 2024.
- Kent State ranked in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report's Top 70 of Best Nursing Schools: Master’s in the nation, making it the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio.
- Kent State University's College of Public Health ranks #13 in best Online Master's in Public Health for 2024 according to Fortune.
- Kent State’s online master’s in nursing programs, rank in the top 60 in the nation among public and private institutions by U.S. News & World Report in 2024 Best Online Programs.
- Kent State's College of Education, Health, and Human Services ranks no. 64 for online master’s in education programs, the highest ranking for a public institution in Northern Ohio.
- The Speech Language Pathology program ranked #78 among Best Graduate Schools.
- Kent State’s Online MBA programs ranks #107 in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Online MBA Programs” rankings for 2024.
- Kent State's Master of Public Health (MPH) Program is Ranked in the Top 25 Most Affordable MPH programs according to MPHOnline.
2023
- #23 on Crain's Cleveland Business list of 100 Largest Northeast Ohio Employers
- Kent State ranks No. 113 on the Best Business Schools list, making it the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio for this category.
- The Master of Business Administration is offered by the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Topping off its newest recognitions in 2023, Kent State ranks No. 19 on the Best Rehabilitation Counseling Programs list, making it the highest-ranked institution – public or private – in Ohio.
- Kent State ranked No. 66 in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s list, making it the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio for this program.
- Ranked No. 99 in the Best Education Schools list, once again making it the highest-ranked graduate education school in northern Ohio for this program.
- Kent State ranked No. 105 in Best Public Health Schools list.
- Ranked No. 133 in the Best Mathematics Programs list, making it once more the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio for this program.
- Kent State ranked No. 136 in Best Physics Schools list, making it again the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio for this program.
- Ranked No. 140 in the Best Earth Sciences Programs list, making it once more the highest-ranked public institution in northern Ohio for this program.
- Kent State ranked No. 166 in Best Public Affairs Programs list.
- Kent State ranked No. 171 in Best Computer Science Schools list.
- Kent State ranked No. 192 in Best Chemistry Programs list.