Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) is a four-year, public school located in Richmond, KY.
It offers 60 graduate programs - 40 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 12 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,794 for in-state and $14,628 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,225 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,673 students at EKU. EKU offers online graduate programs and 1,368 out of 2,225 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find EKU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,794 for Kentucky residents and $14,628 for out-of-state students. It offers sixty (60) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Eastern Kentucky University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,282 students
1,368 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,794
Out-of-State$14,628 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 60 Graduate Programs
40 Master's, 4 Doctorate, 16 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Eastern Kentucky University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Eastern Kentucky University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $10,794 and $14,628 for non-Kentucky residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $583 for Kentucky residents and $796 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,494 | $14,328 |
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| Fees | $300 | $300 |
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| Cost per Credit | $583 | $796 |
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| Room & Board | $12,268 (On-Campus) / $12,268 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,650 (On-Campus) / $4,675 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,712 | $30,546 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $27,737 | $31,571 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $10,450 | $10,200 | $10,308 | $10,596 | $10,794 |
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| Out-of-State | $14,500 | $13,800 | $13,944 | $14,340 | $14,628 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Eastern Kentucky University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 60 major areas - 40 Master's (11 online programs), 4 Doctorate (2 online programs), 12 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs), 4 Post-Master's (4 online programs). 699 students have been conferred Master's degree and 70 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 699 | 70 | 181 | 27 |
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| Men | 231 | 16 | 94 | 5 |
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| Women | 468 | 54 | 87 | 22 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Chemistry | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Music | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 3 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
EKU graduate schools have a total of 2,282 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 671 male and 1,611 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 693 full-time and 1,589 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,368 students enrolled through online exclusively and 462 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,813 White, 154 Black, and 45 Asian students are attending at Eastern Kentucky University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
53 grad students are younger than 22 and 587 students are older than 65. It has 1,019 students aged between 22 and 30 and 566 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,282 |
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| Men | 671 |
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| Women | 1,611 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,282 |
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| Full-time Students | 693 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,589 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,282 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 3 |
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| Asian | 45 |
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| Black | 154 |
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| Hispanic | 94 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 1,813 |
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| Two or more races | 98 |
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| Un-Known | 19 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,282 |
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| 21 & Under | 53 |
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| 22-24 | 542 |
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| 25-29 | 477 |
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| 30-34 | 302 |
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| 35-39 | 264 |
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| 40 & Over | 587 |
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Online Population
At Eastern Kentucky University graduate schools, 1,368 students enrolled online exclusively and 462 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,225 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,368 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 462 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 395 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,368 |
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| Kentucky Resident | 932 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 415 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 21 |
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