Health Professions at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 239 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

• 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

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 Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 239 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Eastern. About 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

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	159
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	93
Public Health	22
Allied Health Professions	7

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.