Gear Up for Health Professions at Kent State

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  
• Sport Administration - B.S.
• Sport Administration - M.A.

Graduate Programs and Certificates

• Health Informatics - Graduate Certificate
• Health Informatics – Master’s
• Nursing Home Administration - Graduate Certificate

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

• Human Services - A.A.S

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.

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

• 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
• Mammography - Undergraduate Certificate
• Medical Laboratory Science – B.S.
• Radiologic Imaging Sciences - B.R.I.T.  

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

• Nursing (A.D.N.) - A.A.S.

Bachelor's

• Nursing - B.S.N.
• Nursing for Registered Nurses - B.S.N.  
• Respiratory Care - B.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  

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.

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

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

• Biochemistry - B.S.
• Biology - B.S.
• Biology - M.A.
• Neuroscience - B.S.
• Physics - B.S.
• Zoology - B.S.

• KSU AND NEOMED EARLY ASSURANCE PROGRAM
• 3+4 articulation agreement between BS Biochemistry and the NEOMED PharmD

Specific Health Professions - Pre-Medical Programs

• Public Health - B.S.P.H.
  • Concentration
  • Pre-Medicine, Dentistry and Osteopathy

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

• Public Health - M.P.H.  
• Public Health - Ph.D.

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.

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

• Speech Pathology and Audiology - B.S.

Graduate Programs

• Speech Language Pathology - M.A.
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Ph.D.