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Nursing at Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky graduates about 118 nursing majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 349th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a light program at 41 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

41/100Light#349 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year1185% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$84,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$556Ka year, NSF
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 nursing 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 nursing ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Green Bay 42
  2. Florida Gulf Coast University 42
  3. University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh 41
  4. Western Carolina University 41
  5. Murray State University 41
  6. Southern University and A&M College 41
  7. Gardner-Webb University 41
  8. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 41

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 nursing. 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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