2018 Rankings for Eastern Kentucky University

Learn how Eastern Kentucky University ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in Kentucky and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

Top 2018 Rankings For Eastern Kentucky University

Most Popular for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (ranked 19 out of 1131)
Best Value for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (ranked 7 out of 380)
Top Ranked Veterans for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (ranked 9 out of 419)
Most Popular for Criminal Justice & Corrections (ranked 34 out of 1104)
Most Popular Online for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (ranked 16 out of 413)

A more complete picture of where Eastern Kentucky University is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2018 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2018 Rankings For Eastern Kentucky University

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Top Quality Overall

	better worse
Nationwide	1041 of 1383
Southeast	202 of 353
Kentucky	13 of 26

Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)

	better worse
Nationwide	575 of 1325
Southeast	144 of 343
Kentucky	8 of 25

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	621 of 1325
Southeast	147 of 343
Kentucky	9 of 25

Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)

	better worse
Nationwide	371 of 1325
Southeast	87 of 343
Kentucky	7 of 25

Diversity

	better worse
Overall	1401 of 2475
Ethnic	2270 of 2718
Male / Female	929 of 2718
Location	1147 of 2525

Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

	better worse
Most Popular	108 of 227
Most Focused	180 of 227
Highest Paid Grads	86 of 99

Agricultural Production

	better worse
Most Popular	17 of 49
Most Focused	27 of 49

Agriculture (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	9 of 13
Most Focused	11 of 13

Horticulture

	better worse
Most Popular	44 of 54
Most Focused	43 of 54
Highest Paid Grads	12 of 19

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	708 of 823
Best Value	373 of 805
Most Popular	394 of 1413
Most Focused	1196 of 1413
Highest Paid Grads	518 of 892

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked	680 of 818
Best Value	329 of 800
Most Popular	299 of 1372
Most Focused	1056 of 1372
Highest Paid Grads	457 of 850

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	640 of 825
Best Value	295 of 798
Most Popular	486 of 2041
Most Focused	1795 of 2041
Highest Paid Grads	344 of 903

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked	559 of 600
Best Value	375 of 584
Most Popular	391 of 1312
Most Focused	1130 of 1312
Highest Paid Grads	470 of 651

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	641 of 724
Best Value	418 of 701
Most Popular	1103 of 1720
Most Focused	1663 of 1720
Highest Paid Grads	185 of 725

Construction Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	33 of 34
Best Value	26 of 34
Most Popular	35 of 65
Most Focused	45 of 65
Highest Paid Grads	29 of 40

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked	346 of 382
Best Value	211 of 376
Most Popular	444 of 642
Most Focused	612 of 642
Highest Paid Grads	139 of 417

General Business/Commerce

	better worse
Most Popular	184 of 504
Most Focused	408 of 504

Insurance

	better worse
Most Popular	14 of 42
Most Focused	16 of 42

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	138 of 148
Best Value	90 of 141
Most Popular	158 of 348
Most Focused	281 of 348
Highest Paid Grads	82 of 213

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked	361 of 402
Best Value	217 of 394
Most Popular	274 of 769
Most Focused	607 of 769
Highest Paid Grads	157 of 454

Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

	better worse
Most Popular	77 of 132
Most Focused	121 of 132
Highest Paid Grads	18 of 42

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked	447 of 582
Best Value	199 of 570
Most Popular	251 of 1219
Most Focused	692 of 1219
Highest Paid Grads	355 of 715

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	466 of 519
Best Value	307 of 508
Most Popular	503 of 1036
Most Focused	910 of 1036
Highest Paid Grads	239 of 606

Journalism

	better worse
Most Popular	219 of 343
Most Focused	318 of 343
Highest Paid Grads	134 of 233

Public Relations & Advertising

	better worse
Most Popular	88 of 326
Most Focused	186 of 326
Highest Paid Grads	40 of 179

Radio, Television & Digital Communication

	better worse
Most Popular	86 of 240
Most Focused	153 of 240
Highest Paid Grads	60 of 127

Communications Technologies & Support

	better worse
Most Popular	169 of 225
Most Focused	211 of 225

Graphic Communications

	better worse
Most Popular	99 of 147
Most Focused	140 of 147

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	503 of 568
Best Value	278 of 547
Most Popular	642 of 1603
Most Focused	1468 of 1603
Highest Paid Grads	105 of 826

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked	282 of 347
Best Value	134 of 333
Most Popular	298 of 838
Most Focused	677 of 838
Highest Paid Grads	32 of 452

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	285 of 421
Best Value	133 of 409
Most Popular	104 of 1367
Most Focused	516 of 1366
Highest Paid Grads	300 of 708

Special Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	151 of 185
Best Value	83 of 181
Most Popular	61 of 435
Most Focused	169 of 435
Highest Paid Grads	84 of 242

Teacher Education Grade Specific

	better worse
Most Popular	146 of 1169
Most Focused	654 of 1169

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked	241 of 351
Best Value	116 of 342
Most Popular	85 of 864
Most Focused	328 of 864
Highest Paid Grads	196 of 503

Engineering Technologies

	better worse
Most Popular	37 of 459
Most Focused	132 of 459
Highest Paid Grads	54 of 178

Computer Engineering Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	14 of 75
Most Focused	39 of 75

Engineering-Related Fields

	better worse
Most Popular	39 of 55
Most Focused	45 of 55

Industrial Production Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	42 of 133
Most Focused	71 of 133

Quality Control Technology

	better worse
Most Popular	7 of 33
Most Focused	12 of 33

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	548 of 612
Best Value	301 of 596
Most Popular	456 of 1360
Most Focused	1122 of 1360
Highest Paid Grads	383 of 874

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked	548 of 625
Best Value	299 of 609
Most Popular	371 of 1281
Most Focused	979 of 1281
Highest Paid Grads	366 of 805

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	120 of 134
Best Value	62 of 132
Most Popular	135 of 376
Most Focused	236 of 376
Highest Paid Grads	106 of 202

Food, Nutrition & Related Services

	better worse
Most Popular	60 of 100
Most Focused	73 of 100
Highest Paid Grads	37 of 68

Human Development & Family Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	113 of 119
Best Value	68 of 118
Most Popular	100 of 271
Most Focused	176 of 271
Highest Paid Grads	75 of 134

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	339 of 358
Best Value	185 of 352
Most Popular	196 of 939
Most Focused	412 of 939
Highest Paid Grads	387 of 656

American Sign Language

	better worse
Most Popular	7 of 48
Most Focused	24 of 48

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked	360 of 373
Best Value	208 of 366
Most Popular	342 of 817
Most Focused	652 of 817
Highest Paid Grads	318 of 581

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked	386 of 582
Best Value	132 of 562
Most Popular	106 of 1704
Most Focused	755 of 1704
Highest Paid Grads	331 of 692

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	92 of 671
Most Focused	339 of 671

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

	better worse
Most Popular	51 of 273
Most Focused	95 of 273

Communication Sciences

	better worse
Most Popular	134 of 262
Most Focused	181 of 262

Health & Medical Administrative Services

	better worse
Top Ranked	104 of 119
Best Value	61 of 112
Most Popular	139 of 631
Most Focused	480 of 631
Highest Paid Grads	44 of 144

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked	372 of 513
Best Value	126 of 497
Most Popular	155 of 1124
Most Focused	667 of 1124
Highest Paid Grads	439 of 509

Public Health

	better worse
Most Popular	62 of 273
Most Focused	132 of 273

Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	30 of 194
Most Focused	81 of 194

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	501 of 570
Best Value	254 of 553
Most Popular	259 of 1261
Most Focused	787 of 1261

History

	better worse
Top Ranked	519 of 594
Best Value	267 of 577
Most Popular	259 of 1261
Most Focused	787 of 1261
Highest Paid Grads	376 of 831

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked	72 of 399
Best Value	7 of 380
Most Popular	19 of 1131
Most Focused	132 of 1128
Highest Paid Grads	171 of 361

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked	263 of 401
Best Value	92 of 382
Most Popular	34 of 1104
Most Focused	262 of 1103
Highest Paid Grads	226 of 421

Fire Protection

	better worse
Most Popular	7 of 85
Most Focused	13 of 85

Homeland Security

	better worse
Most Popular	6 of 67
Most Focused	19 of 67

Legal Professions

	better worse
Most Popular	99 of 383
Most Focused	278 of 383
Highest Paid Grads	31 of 81

Legal Support Services

	better worse
Most Popular	59 of 262
Most Focused	203 of 262
Highest Paid Grads	10 of 51

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked	286 of 340
Best Value	162 of 328
Most Popular	85 of 1152
Most Focused	266 of 1152
Highest Paid Grads	329 of 462

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	296 of 352
Best Value	181 of 339
Most Popular	85 of 1152
Most Focused	266 of 1152
Highest Paid Grads	353 of 505

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	411 of 468
Best Value	182 of 456
Most Popular	322 of 1231
Most Focused	897 of 1231
Highest Paid Grads	388 of 810

Mathematics

	better worse
Most Popular	580 of 1178
Most Focused	1084 of 1178
Highest Paid Grads	377 of 772

Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked	58 of 58
Best Value	34 of 58
Most Popular	61 of 126
Most Focused	64 of 126
Highest Paid Grads	58 of 82

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	444 of 1017
Most Focused	786 of 1017

International Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	154 of 259
Most Focused	235 of 259
Highest Paid Grads	70 of 127

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)

	better worse
Most Popular	233 of 529
Most Focused	390 of 529

Natural Resources & Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	159 of 745
Most Focused	384 of 745
Highest Paid Grads	159 of 271

Natural Resources Conservation

	better worse
Most Popular	487 of 689
Most Focused	658 of 689

Wildlife Management

	better worse
Most Popular	22 of 58
Most Focused	27 of 58

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked	298 of 452
Best Value	129 of 445
Most Popular	173 of 890
Most Focused	620 of 890
Highest Paid Grads	167 of 415

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked	398 of 443
Best Value	294 of 436
Most Popular	314 of 820
Most Focused	723 of 820
Highest Paid Grads	188 of 456

Recreation Administration

	better worse
Most Popular	28 of 98
Most Focused	46 of 98

Philosophy & Religious Studies

	better worse
Most Popular	448 of 956
Most Focused	791 of 956
Highest Paid Grads	349 of 616

Philosophy

	better worse
Most Popular	307 of 756
Most Focused	555 of 756
Highest Paid Grads	316 of 544

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	423 of 473
Best Value	225 of 463
Most Popular	304 of 1143
Most Focused	693 of 1143
Highest Paid Grads	436 of 787

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked	374 of 411
Best Value	210 of 403
Most Popular	394 of 1087
Most Focused	888 of 1087
Highest Paid Grads	373 of 753

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	237 of 249
Best Value	133 of 248
Most Popular	159 of 430
Most Focused	232 of 430
Highest Paid Grads	207 of 346

Physics

	better worse
Most Popular	284 of 705
Most Focused	491 of 705
Highest Paid Grads	317 of 534

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	714 of 826
Best Value	377 of 807
Most Popular	247 of 1492
Most Focused	994 of 1492
Highest Paid Grads	472 of 899

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked	703 of 832
Best Value	357 of 813
Most Popular	227 of 1407
Most Focused	906 of 1407
Highest Paid Grads	436 of 842

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked	368 of 406
Best Value	244 of 400
Most Popular	232 of 862
Most Focused	624 of 862
Highest Paid Grads	251 of 457

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked	321 of 366
Best Value	214 of 361
Most Popular	169 of 576
Most Focused	426 of 576
Highest Paid Grads	144 of 368

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked	638 of 676
Best Value	404 of 661
Most Popular	555 of 1317
Most Focused	1058 of 1317
Highest Paid Grads	468 of 877

Anthropology

	better worse
Most Popular	323 of 422
Most Focused	377 of 422
Highest Paid Grads	216 of 339

Economics

	better worse
Most Popular	552 of 729
Most Focused	683 of 729
Highest Paid Grads	311 of 542

Geography & Cartography

	better worse
Most Popular	225 of 267
Most Focused	238 of 267
Highest Paid Grads	124 of 227

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked	554 of 597
Best Value	318 of 582
Most Popular	417 of 1081
Most Focused	887 of 1081
Highest Paid Grads	359 of 763

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked	499 of 524
Best Value	333 of 517
Most Popular	565 of 969
Most Focused	897 of 969
Highest Paid Grads	321 of 695

Transportation & Materials Moving

	better worse
Most Popular	54 of 105
Most Focused	72 of 105
Highest Paid Grads	15 of 38

Air Transportation

	better worse
Most Popular	48 of 98
Most Focused	66 of 98

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	527 of 628
Best Value	251 of 615
Most Popular	517 of 1529
Most Focused	1222 of 1529
Highest Paid Grads	443 of 852

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked	451 of 507
Best Value	241 of 498
Most Popular	229 of 1114
Most Focused	639 of 1114
Highest Paid Grads	353 of 693

Music

	better worse
Top Ranked	312 of 376
Best Value	154 of 368
Most Popular	299 of 1030
Most Focused	734 of 1030
Highest Paid Grads	335 of 657

Men's Sports

	better worse
Men's Baseball (D1)	239 of 270
Men's Basketball (D1)	281 of 323
Men's Football (FCS)	96 of 117

Women's Sports

	better worse
Women's Basketball (D1)	271 of 323
Women's Soccer (D1)	205 of 305
Women's Softball (D1)	208 of 272
Women's Volleyball (D1)	236 of 306

Veterans

	better worse
Overall	222 of 1423

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	489 of 831

General Biology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	361 of 829

Business, Management & Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	392 of 861

Accounting

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	475 of 623

Business Administration & Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	508 of 759

Construction Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	25 of 34

Finance & Financial Management

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	300 of 394

Management Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	125 of 153

Marketing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	315 of 414

Communication & Journalism

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	245 of 590

Communication & Media Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	376 of 527

Computer & Information Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	377 of 587

Computer Information Systems

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	195 of 361

Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	100 of 430

Special Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	83 of 189

Teacher Education Subject Specific

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	86 of 361

English Language & Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	445 of 617

General English Literature

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	394 of 631

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	88 of 143

Human Development & Family Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	93 of 126

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	229 of 358

Romance Languages

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	320 of 374

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	195 of 606

Health & Medical Administrative Services

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	88 of 129

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	228 of 531

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	363 of 577

History

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	366 of 601

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	9 of 419

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	82 of 421

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	187 of 349

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	223 of 361

Mathematics & Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	257 of 473

Statistics

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	58 of 58

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	105 of 459

Health & Physical Education

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	277 of 451

Physical Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	280 of 477

Chemistry

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	276 of 413

Geological & Earth Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	209 of 251

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	436 of 841

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	399 of 848

Public Administration & Social Service

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	300 of 410

Social Work

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	237 of 369

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	592 of 681

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	467 of 601

Sociology

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	442 of 528

Visual & Performing Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	337 of 648

Fine & Studio Arts

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	321 of 521

Music

	better worse
Top Ranked Veterans	149 of 380

Returning Adults

	better worse
Overall	307 of 988

Engineering Technologies

	better worse
Most Popular Online	13 of 84

Quality Control Technology

	better worse
Most Popular Online	2 of 6

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	17 of 18
Most Popular Online	34 of 66

Human Development & Family Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	17 of 17
Most Popular Online	26 of 53

Health Professions

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	157 of 264
Most Popular Online	128 of 682

Allied Health Professions

	better worse
Most Popular Online	20 of 64

Nursing

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	140 of 215
Most Popular Online	119 of 437

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	21 of 121
Most Popular Online	16 of 413

Criminal Justice & Corrections

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	61 of 111
Most Popular Online	21 of 385

Fire Protection

	better worse
Most Popular Online	6 of 34

Homeland Security

	better worse
Most Popular Online	5 of 45

Legal Professions

	better worse
Most Popular Online	23 of 84

Legal Support Services

	better worse
Most Popular Online	15 of 72

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	105 of 130
Most Popular Online	53 of 346

Liberal Arts General Studies

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	107 of 133
Most Popular Online	53 of 346

Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	71 of 88
Most Popular Online	46 of 234

General Psychology

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	63 of 86
Most Popular Online	45 of 206

Social Sciences

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	76 of 80
Most Popular Online	81 of 153

Political Science & Government

	better worse
Top Ranked Online	19 of 22
Most Popular Online	22 of 43

International Quality

International Value

	better worse
OVERALL	385 of 1148
Brazil	176 of 408
Canada	277 of 603
China	358 of 786
India	247 of 607
Kenya	54 of 164
Saudi Arabia	152 of 539
South Korea	279 of 558
Spain	89 of 262
United Arab Emirates	30 of 100

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	better worse
OVERALL	876 of 1174
Brazil	367 of 419
Canada	556 of 612
China	723 of 798
India	523 of 618
Kenya	140 of 166
Saudi Arabia	440 of 548
South Korea	536 of 567
Spain	234 of 265
United Arab Emirates	92 of 102