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English at Eastern Kentucky University

English at Eastern Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying english, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year.

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

Eastern English Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
  • Master’s Degree in English Language

Eastern English Rankings

The english language major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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.

English Language Student Demographics at Eastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

Eastern English Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical english language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at Eastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Eastern English Master’s Program

60% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of english language master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. Eastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a english language master's degree from Eastern, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in english language.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language 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 Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
English Language and Literature Professors 800 $66,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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