Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is a four-year, public school located in Richmond, KY.
It offers 61 graduate programs - 41 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 10 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,596 for in-state and $14,340 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,252 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 14,324 students at EKU. EKU offers online graduate programs and 1,340 out of 2,252 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find EKU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,596 for Kentucky residents and $14,340 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty-one (61) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Eastern Kentucky University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,300 students
1,340 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$10,596
Out-of-State$14,340 |
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| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 61 Graduate Programs
41 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 15 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Eastern Kentucky University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Eastern Kentucky University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $10,596 and $14,340 for non-Kentucky residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $572 for Kentucky residents and $780 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,296 | $14,040 |
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| Fees | $300 | $300 |
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| Cost per Credit | $572 | $780 |
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| Room & Board | $11,735 (On-Campus) / $11,735 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,800 (On-Campus) / $4,300 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $25,131 | $28,875 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,631 | $30,375 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $10,450 | $10,450 | $10,200 | $10,308 | $10,596 |
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| Out-of-State | $14,500 | $14,500 | $13,800 | $13,944 | $14,340 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Eastern Kentucky University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 61 major areas - 41 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 10 Post-Bachelor's, 5 Post-Master's. 737 students have been conferred Master's degree and 62 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 737 | 62 | 82 | 27 |
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| Men | 240 | 11 | 33 | 4 |
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| Women | 497 | 51 | 49 | 23 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Music | 7 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
EKU graduate schools have a total of 2,300 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 689 male and 1,611 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 708 full-time and 1,592 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,340 students enrolled through online exclusively and 453 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,778 White, 189 Black, and 52 Asian students are attending at Eastern Kentucky University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
36 grad students are younger than 22 and 602 students are older than 65. It has 1,017 students aged between 22 and 30 and 597 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,300 |
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| Men | 689 |
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| Women | 1,611 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,300 |
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| Full-time Students | 708 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,592 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,300 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 52 |
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| Black | 189 |
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| Hispanic | 84 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 1,778 |
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| Two or more races | 64 |
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| Un-Known | 84 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,300 |
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| 21 & Under | 36 |
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| 22-24 | 511 |
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| 25-29 | 506 |
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| 30-34 | 334 |
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| 35-39 | 263 |
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| 40 & Over | 602 |
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Online Population
At Eastern Kentucky University graduate schools, 1,340 students enrolled online exclusively and 453 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,252 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,340 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 453 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 459 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,340 |
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| Kentucky Resident | 793 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 521 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 26 |
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