Health Communication at Northern Kentucky University

Every health communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health communication program at Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In 2021, 3 health communication majors received their bachelor's degree from NKU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Communication section at the bottom of this page.

NKU Health Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Communication

NKU Health Communication Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health communication progam at NKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health communication major at NKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Communication. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	9
	12
	19
	30
	35

Health Communication Student Demographics at NKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health communication majors at Northern Kentucky University.

NKU Health Communication Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 health communication students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NKU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health communication at NKU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health communication bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in health communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU also has a doctoral program available in health communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations

Careers That Health Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in health communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists	2,200	$50,580
Community Health Workers	1,220	$38,210
Communications Professors	420	$68,530

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.