Health Professions at Eastern Kentucky University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Eastern Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 383 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Eastern.

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

Eastern Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Eastern does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Eastern Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Eastern performed in these rankings.

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 professions major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	372
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	492

In 2021, 239 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Eastern. This makes it the #128 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #434 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Eastern may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 57% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Eastern are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Eastern Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 383 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Eastern. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	338
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Eastern Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 239 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Eastern in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Eastern, 79% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	190
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Eastern also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	312
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	146
Public Health	84
Allied Health Professions	49
Health & Medical Administrative Services	33
Communication Sciences	31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	21

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Nursing Assistants	24,060	$26,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Personal Care Aides	16,690	$25,740
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,790	$41,920

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.