75+ Programs: Gear Up for a Career in Health
One of the broadest ranges of health degree programs | 15+ nationally ranked programs | 8 campuses + online options | Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. programs | Nationally ranked student support services
Gear Up for Health Professions at Kent State
Want to make the world a better place but undecided on how to begin? Choosing a future in a health profession will help you to make a difference. Kent State is the place to start your journey. You’ll find that many of the leading health programs are offered right here. Explore more than 75 options to see if one might be a good fit for you.
Pursue a career in nursing or medicine. Discover health careers in nutrition, public health, counseling, sports, research, therapy, data, and much more. Kent State makes finding your path to caring for people and animals simple. It starts with you. Explore health profession programs at Kent State and learn how you can gear up for an exciting career.
Majors by Interest Area
- Administration, Numbers and Data
As the healthcare industry expands, skilled professionals in administration, data and billing are in high demand at all levels. In an administrative position, you’ll combine caring with best management practices and industry savvy. A certificate in medical billing will build your skills in software, medical terminology and coding.
Specific Health Professions - Administration, Numbers and Data Programs
Undergraduate Programs and Certificates
- Long-Term Care Administration - B.S.
- Medical Assisting - Undergraduate Certificate
- Medical Billing - Undergraduate Certificate
- Sports Administration - B.S.
- Sports Administration - M.A.
Graduate Programs and Certificates
- Health Informatics - Graduate Certificate
- Health Informatics – Master’s
- Nursing Home Administration - Graduate Certificate
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Counseling, Development, Mental Health and Wellness
Help people work through life’s challenges and improve self-care with a career in counseling, mental health or wellness. These degrees prepare you for addictions counseling and prevention or other areas of mental health and community education.
All Related Programs
Find and compare the wide range of Counseling, Development, Mental Health and Wellness programs offered by Kent State, as well as relevant careers and potential earnings information.
Specific Health Professions - Counseling, Development, Mental Health and Wellness Programs
ASSOCIATE
Undergraduate Programs and Certificates
- Addictions Counseling - Undergraduate Certificate
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention - Undergraduate Certificate
- Autism Spectrum Disorders - Minor
- Community Health Education - B.S.
- Psychology - B.A.
- Psychology - B.S.
- Human Development and Family Science - B.S.
- Human Development and Family Science - Minor
- School Psychology - Ed.S.
- Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - B.S
Graduate Programs and Certificates
- Addictions Counseling - Graduate Certificate
- Audiology - Au.D.
- Audiology - M.A.
- Audiology - Ph.D.
- Autism Spectrum Disorders - Graduate Certificate
- Behavioral Intervention Specialist - Graduate Certificate
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling - M.Ed.
- Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling - M.Ed.
- Clinical Psychology - Ph.D.
- Counseling - Ed.S.
- Human Development and Family Science - M.A.
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate
- School Psychology - M.Ed.
- School Psychology - Ph.D.
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Diagnostic Imaging and Screenings
Do your interests lie in technology, testing and analysis? Kent State can prepare you for a career in diagnostic imaging (radiology), audiology or radiation therapy. Or you can study to work in a medical testing laboratory or a veterinary hospital.
Specific Health Professions- Diagnostics: People & Animals Programs
Undergraduate Programs and Certificates
ASSOCIATE
- Mammography - Undergraduate Certificate
- Radiologic Technology - A.A.S.
- Radiologic Technology - A.T.S
- Veterinary Technology - A.A.S.
Bachelor's
- Computed Tomography – Undergraduate Certificate
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Undergraduate Certificate
- Medical Laboratory Science – B.S.
- Radiologic Imaging Sciences - B.R.I.T.
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Nursing
As one of the nation’s largest and most respected nursing schools, Kent State’s College of Nursing prepares successful, globally engaged and culturally savvy healthcare leaders. With a nursing degree, you can step in at all levels to today’s most in-demand careers.
Specific Health Professions - Nursing Programs
Undergraduate Programs
ASSOCIATE
Bachelor's
Graduate Programs and Certificates
- Nursing Administration and Health Systems Leadership - Graduate Certificate
- Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist – Graduate Certificate
- Nurse Educator - Graduate Certificate
- Nursing - D.N.P.
- Nursing - M.S.N.
- Nursing - Ph.D.
- Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Physical Well-being
Help people care for themselves in all ages and stages of life with a career in health education, nutrition, exercise physiology, athletic training, gerontology and more. These professions offer opportunities in education, research, diagnosis and administration.
Specific Health Professions - Physical Well-being Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor’s
- Community Health Education - B.S.
- Exercise Science - B.S.
- Integrated Health Studies - B.S.
- Nutrition - B.S.
- Sports Medicine: Administration - Minor
- Sports Medicine: General Medical and Emergency Care - Minor
- Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Minor
- Sports Medicine: Orthopedic Patient Care - Minor
- Physical Education and Sport Performance - B.S.
- School Health Education - B.S.E.
- Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - B.S.
- Sports Medicine, B.S.
Graduate Programs and Certificates
- Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Graduate Certificate
- Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate
- Community Health Education - Minor
- Athletic Training - M.S.
- Exercise Physiology - M.S.
- Exercise Physiology - Ph.D.
- Gerontology - Graduate Certificate
- Healthcare Compliance - Graduate Certificate
- Health Education and Promotion - M.Ed.
- Healthcare Design - M.H.D.
- Health Education and Promotion - Ph.D.
- Nutrition - M.S.
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Podiatric Medicine
The Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine is a four-year, graduate-level medical college granting the degree of doctor of podiatric medicine. You can work in individual or group practices as well as public and private hospitals, outpatient centers or government facilities.
College Of Podiatric Medicine Early Assurance Program
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Pre-Health and Pre-Medical Programs
Use Kent State as a springboard by completing your pre-medical program here. In our pre-med programs, you’ll complete coursework for a primary major or concentration, typically in a related field that works with your chosen specialty.
Pre-Health and Pre-Medical Programs – College of Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate Programs and Certificates
- KSU AND NEOMED EARLY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
- 3+4 articulation agreement between BS Biochemistry and the NEOMED PharmD
Specific Health Professions - Pre-Medical Programs
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Public Health
With a career in public health, you’ll make a difference in many areas of daily life, with the goal of improving everyone’s health. You can work to improve air and water quality, teach people to live healthier lifestyles, prepare for disasters and epidemics, or design healthy communities.
Specific Health Professions - Public Health Programs
Undergraduate Programs
- Public Health - B.S.P. H.
- Concentrations
- Allied Health
- Clinical Trials Research
- Community Health Outreach and Development
- Global Health
- Health Services Administration
- Pre-Medicine, Dentistry and Osteopathy
- Public Health - Undergraduate Certificate
Graduate Programs
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Public Health - B.S.P. H.
- Research
Researchers are at the leading edge of medical breakthroughs. They help develop new treatments and therapies that improve people’s lives. At Kent State, research is open to you as an undergraduate – with guidance from a faculty mentor.
Specific Health Professions - Research Programs
Undergraduate Programs
- Biochemistry - B.S.
- Biology - B.A.
- Biology - B.S.
- Biotechnology - B.S
- Chemistry - B.A.
- Chemistry - B.S.
- Neuroscience - B.S.
- Medical Laboratory Science - B.S.
- Physics - B.A.
- Physics - B.S.
- Psychology - B.A.
- Psychology - B.S.
- Zoology - B.S.
Graduate Programs
- Biological Sciences - Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics - M.S.
- Biological Sciences - Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics - Ph.D.
- Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - M.S
- Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Ph.D.
- Biological Sciences - Integrative Physiology and Neurobiology - M.S.
- Biological Sciences - Integrative Physiology and Neurobiology - Ph.D
- Biology - M.A.
- Biomedical Sciences - Cellular and Molecular Biology - M.S.
- Biomedical Sciences - Cellular and Molecular Biology - Ph.D.
- Biomedical Sciences - Human Evolutionary Biology - Ph.D.
- Biomedical Sciences - Neurosciences - M.S.
- Biomedical Sciences - Neurosciences - Ph.D.
- Biomedical Sciences - Pharmacology - M.S.
- Biomedical Sciences - Pharmacology - Ph.D.
- Biomedical Sciences - Physiology Interdisciplinary - M.S
- Biomedical Sciences - Physiology Interdisciplinary - Ph.D.
- Clinical Epidemiology - M.S.
- Clinical Research - Graduate Certificate
- Physics - M.A.
- Physics - M.S.
- Physics - Ph.D.
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
- Therapy
Specialists in this area help people recover, restore function or relearn lost skills to the highest degree of their ability. With a career in therapy, you’ll help people regain strength, improve their speech and find new ways to do activities that can improve their quality of life.
Specific Health Professions - Therapy Programs
Undergraduate Programs
ASSOCIATE
- Occupational Therapy Assistant - A.A.S.
- Physical Therapist Assistant Technology - A.A.S.
- Respiratory Therapy - A.A.S.
Bachelor's
Graduate Programs
Class Location
- Online program (Fully Online)
A-Z Full List
- A-B
- Addictions Counseling- Graduate Certificate
- Addictions Counseling- Undergraduate Certificate
- Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist – Graduate Certificate
- Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate
- Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Graduate Certificate
- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention- Undergraduate Certificate
- Athletic Training- M.S.
- Audiology- Au.D.
- Audiology- Ph.D.
- Autism Spectrum Disorders- Graduate Certificate
- Autism Spectrum Disorders- Minor
- Behavioral Intervention Specialist - Graduate Certificate
- Biochemistry - B.S.
- Biological Sciences - Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics - M.S.
- Biological Sciences - Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics - Ph.D.
- Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - M.S
- Biological Sciences - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Ph.D.
- Biological Sciences - Integrative Physiology and Neurobiology - M.S.
- Biological Sciences - Integrative Physiology and Neurobiology - Ph.D
- Biology - B.A.
- Biology - B.S.
- Biology - M.A.
- Biomedical Sciences - Neurosciences - M.S.
- Biomedical Sciences - Neurosciences - Ph.D.
- Biomedical Sciences - Pharmacology - M.S.
- Biomedical Sciences - Pharmacology - Ph.D.
- Biomedical Sciences - Cellular and Molecular Biology - M.S.
- Biomedical Sciences - Cellular and Molecular Biology - Ph.D.
- Biomedical Sciences - Physiology Interdisciplinary - M.S
- Biomedical Sciences - Physiology Interdisciplinary - Ph.D.
- Biotechnology - B.S.
- Chemistry - B.A.
- Chemistry - B.S.
- C-M
- Clinical Epidemiology - M.S.
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling - M.Ed.
- Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling - M.Ed.
- Clinical Research - Graduate Certificate
- Community Health Education - B.S.
- Community Health Education - Minor
- Computed Tomography – Undergraduate Certificate
- Counseling - Ed.S.
- Exercise Physiology - M.S.
- Exercise Physiology - Ph.D.
- Exercise Science - B.S.
- Gerontology - Graduate Certificate
- Health Education and Promotion - M.Ed.
- Health Education and Promotion - Ph.D.
- Health Informatics - Graduate Certificate
- Health Informatics – Master’s
- Healthcare Compliance - Graduate Certificate
- Healthcare Design - M.H.D.
- Human Development and Family Science - B.S.
- Human Development and Family Science - Minor
- Human Development and Family Science - M.A.
- Human Services - A.A.S
- Integrated Health Studies - B.S.
- Long-Term Care Administration - B.S.
- Mammography - Undergraduate Certificate
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Undergraduate Certificate
- Medical Assisting - Undergraduate Certificate
- Medical Billing - Undergraduate Certificate
- Medical Laboratory Science - B.S.
- N-P
- Neuroscience - B.S.
- Nursing Administration and Health Systems Leadership - Graduate Certificate
- Nurse Educator - Graduate Certificate
- Nursing - B.S.N.
- Nursing - D.N.P.
- Nursing - M.S.N.
- Nursing - Ph.D.
- Nursing (A.D.N.) - A.A.S.
- Nursing for Registered Nurses - B.S.N.
- Nutrition - B.S.
- Nutrition - M.S.
- Occupational Therapy Assistant - A.A.S.
- Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate
- Physical Education and Sport Performance - B.S.
- Physical Therapist Assistant Technology - A.A.S
- Physics - B.A.
- Physics - B.S.
- Physics - M.A.
- Physics - M.S.
- Physics - Ph.D.
- Pre-Dentistry
- Pre-Dentistry / Public Health
- Pre-Medicine and Public Health
- Pre-Med Programs/Arts and Sciences
- Public Health - Undergraduate Certificate
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate
- Clinical Psychology - Ph.D.
- Psychology - B.A.
- Psychology - B.S.
- Public Health - B.S.P. H.
- Public Health - M.P.H.
- Public Health - Ph.D.
- Zoology - B.S.
- R-Z
- Radiologic Imaging Sciences - B.R.I.T.
- Radiologic Technology - A.A.S.
- Radiologic Technology - A.T.S
- Respiratory Care - B.S.
- Respiratory Therapy - A.A.S.
- School Health Education - B.S.E.
- School Psychology - Ed.S.
- School Psychology - M.Ed.
- School Psychology - Ph.D.
- Speech Language Pathology - M.A.
- Communication Sciences and Disorders - Ph.D.
- Speech Pathology and Audiology - B.S.
- Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - B.S.
- Sports Administration - B.S.
- Sports Administration - M.A.
- Sports Medicine, B.S.
- Sports Medicine: Administration - Minor
- Sports Medicine: General Medical and Emergency Care - Minor
- Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology - Minor
- Sports Medicine: Orthopedic Patient Care - Minor
- Veterinary Technology - A.A.S.
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate
- Exploratory Program - If you are not sure what major you want to choose, The Exploratory Program provides an opportunity to learn more about yourself, majors and careers in health professions and other industries.