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Education at Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky graduates about 116 education majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 499th of 551 schools we score for education, a light program at 38 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.82×).

38/100Light#499 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year1165% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,0000.82× the same major nationally
Admit rate64%whole school
SAT middle 50%940–1185whole school

Around Eastern Kentucky

EKU Keen Johnson Building
EKU Keen Johnson BuildingPhoto: Homogenius16 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
EKU Ravine
EKU RavinePhoto: Homogenius16 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Powell Corner
Powell CornerPhoto: Homogenius16 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
John Grant Crabbe Library's Noel Reading Porch with Keen Johnson Building Carill
John Grant Crabbe Library’s Noel Reading PorchPhoto: Homogenius16 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where education happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Lynn University 39
  2. Gannon University 39
  3. Champlain College 39
  4. Southeast Missouri State University 38
  5. Valdosta State University 38
  6. University of Tennessee at Martin 38
  7. Wingate University 38
  8. CUNY Lehman College 38

Other strong majors at Eastern Kentucky

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Eastern Kentucky with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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