Northern Kentucky University is a four-year, public school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It offers 13 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, NKU have 7 bachelor's degree programs, and 7 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of NKU is $10,896 for Kentucky residents and $21,480 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the NKU's graduate tuition & fees is $10,590 for Kentucky residents and $16,044 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 1,319 students have completed their health profession studies. 368 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 105 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


Northern Kentucky University 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of NKU is $10,896 for Kentucky residents and $21,480 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,590 for in-state rate and $21,480 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at NKU is 96.03% and the graduation rate is 50%. The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 and the retention rate is 77%.

You can find the detailed information about Northern Kentucky University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$21,480 ($10,896)
Graduate$16,044 ($10,590)
Health Profession Programs13 programs
1 online programs
Total Programs129 programs
10 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio17 to 1
Student Population15,801 Students
Number of Faculties1,110 Faculties
Number of Staffs1,971 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Northern Kentucky University offers 13 health profession programs through bachelor's programs and graduate programs.

A total of 1,319 students have completed the health profession programs including 368 bachelor's degree earners and graduate degree earners.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at NKU with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor 7 NOT OFFERED 368
Master 5 NOT OFFERED 732
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 2 1 105
Post-Bachelor Certificate 4 NOT OFFERED 114

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED17NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1
Clinical Research CoordinatorNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist5NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist29NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer15NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer11NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED22NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)5NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics420NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse231662NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED113
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED105OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED