Corrections at Eastern Kentucky University

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study corrections, 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 has a total student population of 14,465.

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

Eastern Corrections Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Corrections (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Corrections

Eastern Corrections Rankings

The corrections major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Corrections. 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.

Corrections Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Corrections Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of corrections bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical corrections bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in corrections 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 corrections.

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

Careers That Corrections Grads May Go Into

A degree in corrections 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
Correctional Officers and Jailers	5,850	$35,940
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,480	$65,430
Correctional Officer Supervisors	750	$47,920
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	120	$85,960

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
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