General Studies at Eastern Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a general studies school? To help you decide if Eastern Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general studies program.

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 General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Eastern General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in General Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Studies

Eastern General Studies Rankings

The general studies major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Studies. 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.

General Studies Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Eastern may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at Eastern are white. Around 88% 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Eastern General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of general studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical general studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general studies 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	139
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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
Professors	890	$50,500

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.