Eastern Kentucky University is a four-year, public school located in Richmond, Kentucky. It offers 14 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, EKU have 2 vocational programs, 9 bachelor's degree programs, and 6 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of EKU is $10,130 for Kentucky residents and $20,820 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the EKU's graduate tuition & fees is $10,596 for Kentucky residents and $14,340 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 613 students have completed their health profession studies. 42 students obtained certifications, 311 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 40 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


Eastern Kentucky University 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of EKU is $10,130 for Kentucky residents and $20,820 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,596 for in-state rate and $20,820 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at EKU is 78.00% and the graduation rate is 49%. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 and the retention rate is 77%.

You can find the detailed information about Eastern Kentucky University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$20,820 ($10,130)
Graduate$14,340 ($10,596)
Health Profession Programs14 programs
Total Programs176 programs
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1
Student Population14,324 Students
Number of Faculties973 Faculties
Number of Staffs2,363 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Eastern Kentucky University offers 14 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 613 students have completed the health profession programs including 311 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at EKU with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate 2 NOT OFFERED 42
Bachelor 9 NOT OFFERED 311
Master 5 NOT OFFERED 209
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 2 NOT OFFERED 40
Doctoral (Other) 1 NOT OFFERED -
Post-Bachelor Certificate 1 NOT OFFERED 5
Post-Master Certificate 2 NOT OFFERED 6

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist301NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator16NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)26NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED10NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer-1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist15NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED26NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Environmental Health12NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Occupational Health and Industrial HygieneNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED5
Public Health Education and Promotion29NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist657421NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse118107NOT OFFERED32NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED6
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED19NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED