Inside Academics at Berea College

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Berea College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

31 Majors With Completions

9:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

82% Full-Time Faculty

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, Berea College offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 82% of instructors full time, Berea College is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Berea College offers 31 majors with reported completions across 19 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Berea College are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

The most popular majors at Berea College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Computer and Information Sciences, General	31
Business Administration, Management and Operations	29
Biology, General	20
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	17
Psychology, General	16

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Berea College:

Looking for flexibility? Berea College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree. See distance learning options.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Berea College retains and graduates its students — 79% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Berea College.

Explore Further on Berea College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

Majors & Degree Programs at Berea College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Berea College — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation and Retention at Berea College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Distance Learning at Berea College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation at Berea College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies