Teacher Education at Eastern Kentucky University

If you plan to study teacher education, take a look at what Eastern Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year.

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

Eastern Teacher Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Teacher Education

Eastern Teacher Education Rankings

Teacher Education Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Teacher Education Master’s Program

70% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of teacher education master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in teacher education each year. Eastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teacher education master's degree from Eastern, 91% 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 teacher education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in teacher 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
Elementary School Teachers	19,150	$53,830
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200

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
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