Major Programs at NKU

Northern Kentucky University offers 129 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 10 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Business Administration and Management program has the most completers (324 students) and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the second most completers (231 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

Northern Kentucky University offers 129 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 10 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 3,817 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at NKU. 1,962 completed bachelor's programs and 1,447 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED4 213
Overall Programs5374 27416
Number of Completers13461,9621,447212137

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Northern Kentucky University.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Northern Kentucky University.
At the school, the Business Administration and Management program has the most completers (324 students) and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the second most completers (231 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at NKU by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 49 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Broadcast JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 75 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 16 5 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33 5 NOT OFFERED
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 81 47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering Physics/Applied PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Architectural Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Japanese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
LawNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 102 NOT OFFERED
Programs for Foreign LawyersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 44 64 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 68 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Exercise PhysiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 54 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 67 90 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Design and Visual CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 47 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED 1
Clinical Research CoordinatorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 20 NOT OFFERED 0
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 231 662 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 113
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 105ONLINE NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 1 1 353 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 324 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business/Corporate CommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED 3 0
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 52ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public/Applied HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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