Eastern Kentucky University is a four-year, public school located in Richmond, Kentucky. It offers 16 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 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of EKU is $10,320 for Kentucky residents and $21,230 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the EKU's graduate tuition & fees is $10,794 for Kentucky residents and $14,628 for out-of-state students.
Last year, total 596 students have completed their health profession studies. 43 students obtained certifications, 317 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 48 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.
The 2025 tuition & fees of EKU is $10,320 for Kentucky residents and $21,230 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,794 for in-state rate and $21,230 for out-of-state rate.
The acceptance rate at EKU is 77.61% and the graduation rate is 50%. The students to faculty ratio is 17 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.
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | $21,230 ($10,320) |
| Graduate | $14,628 ($10,794) |
| Health Profession Programs | 16 programs 4 online programs |
| Total Programs | 164 programs 3 online programs |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Student Population | 15,673 Students |
| Number of Faculties | 980 Faculties |
| Number of Staffs | 2,463 Staffs |
Eastern Kentucky University offers 16 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.
A total of 596 students have completed the health profession programs including 317 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.
| Degrees | Number of Programs | Online Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | 2 | NOT OFFERED | 43 |
| Bachelor | 9 | 1 | 317 |
| Master | 5 | 1 | 171 |
| Doctoral (Professional Practice) | 2 | 2 | 48 |
| Post-Bachelor Certificate | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Post-Master Certificate | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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.
| Program | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Associate's | Certifications | Post graduate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 32 | 31 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 11 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | 3Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 36 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 7 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | NOT OFFERED | - | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 17 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Public Health | NOT OFFERED | 9 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Environmental Health | 11 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 6Online |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 51 | 49 | 29Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 134 | 82Online | NOT OFFERED | 36 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 3Online |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 7Online |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 19Online | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |