Education of the Deaf at Eastern Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a deaf education school? To help you decide if Eastern Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's deaf education program.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 deaf education majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern.

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

Eastern Education of the Deaf Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Deaf Education

Eastern Education of the Deaf Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the deaf education progam at Eastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The deaf education major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education of the Deaf. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	10
Best Teaching for the Deaf Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Teaching for the Deaf Schools	25

Deaf Education Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Education of the Deaf Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in deaf education from Eastern. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in deaf education 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 deaf education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern also has a doctoral program available in deaf education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented
• General Special Education
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments

Careers That Deaf Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in deaf education 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
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	3,250	$54,010
Special Education Professors	2,280	$54,940
Middle School Special Education Teachers	1,430	$54,020
Interpreters and Translators	650	$49,690
Special Education Teachers	510	$58,910

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.