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Registered Nursing at Eastern Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Eastern Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Eastern Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Eastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

Eastern Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

88% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at Eastern are white. Around 91% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a associate's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Eastern Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Eastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 100
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Eastern Registered Nursing Master’s Program

84% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. Eastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from Eastern, 71% 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 registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 76
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing 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 Instructors and Professors 690 $73,170

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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