Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Kean University offers 113 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 7 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,099 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Kean. 2,313 students completed bachelor's programs and 582 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Kean. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	59	6	2,313	856	1,457
Master's	36	NOT OFFERED	582	135	447
Doctor's	7	NOT OFFERED	72	17	55
Post-Graduate Certificate	11	1	132	14	118

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Kean University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($82,619) after graduation and the Computer and Information Sciences, General program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $62,510 average salary.

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Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$82,619	$6,885	$18,009	$191
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$62,510	$5,209	$23,651	$251
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$54,570	$4,548	$24,500	$260
Mathematics	$54,033	$4,503	$26,088	$277
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$53,901	$4,492	$26,139	$277
Accounting and Related Services	$52,840	$4,403	$24,000	$254
Finance and Financial Management Services	$52,309	$4,359	$21,774	$231
Special Education and Teaching	$51,443	$4,287	$25,479	$270
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,263	$4,189	$25,713	$273
Marketing	$47,460	$3,955	$22,500	$239
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$47,219	$3,935	$24,990	$265
Chemistry	$46,704	$3,892	-	-

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$106,550	$8,879	-	-
Educational Administration and Supervision	$78,110	$6,509	$31,757	$361
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$72,613	$6,051	$47,700	$543
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$70,650	$5,888	$37,593	$428
Special Education and Teaching	$60,464	$5,039	$47,464	$540
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$59,517	$4,960	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$58,144	$4,845	-	-
Public Administration	$54,401	$4,533	$41,000	$466
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$51,463	$4,289	$59,073	$672
Social Work	$48,877	$4,073	$41,000	$466

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Kean University.

At the school, the Psychology Bachelor program has the most completers of 364 and the Business Administration and Management Bachelor program has the second most completers of 249 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Psychology	364	58	306
Business Administration and Management	249	140	109
Biology/Biological Sciences	190	60	130
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	149	72	77
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	119	50	69
Elementary Education and Teaching	103	8	95
Accounting	99	53	46
Marketing/Marketing Management	92	45	47
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	59	46	13
English Language and Literature	57	9	48

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	67	18	49
Social Work	56	5	51
Psychology	41	6	35
Special Education and Teaching	35	8	27
Public Administration	31	8	23
Educational Psychology	29	3	26
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	29	3	26
Forensic Psychology	27	4	23
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	26	9	17
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	24	1	23

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
School Psychology	9	2	7
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	8	-	8
Urban Education and Leadership	7	1	6
Nursing Science	1	-	1
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	1	-	1

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Asian Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	119	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	29^ONLINE
Urban Education and Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	35	NOT OFFERED	37
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	NOT OFFERED	11
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	103	21	NOT OFFERED	12
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	4	NOT OFFERED	0
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	0
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	190	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Holocaust and Related Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	0
Sustainability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy and Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Science Technologies/Technicians program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	364^ONLINE	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	11
Educational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	149	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Product Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Acting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	8	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physician Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	1
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	6	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30^ONLINE	4	1	34

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	249	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	99^ONLINE	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	92^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	249	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	99^ONLINE	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	92^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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Major Programs and Degree Completers at Kean

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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

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