Academic Life at Eastern Michigan University

Academics at a Glance

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

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 and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at Eastern Michigan University is about average at 15 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. With 99% of instructors full time, Eastern Michigan University is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Eastern Michigan University offers 107 majors with reported completions across 28 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Eastern Michigan University are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Eastern Michigan University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Eastern Michigan University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Eastern Michigan University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 6,489 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (69% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further at Eastern Michigan University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Eastern Michigan University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Eastern Michigan University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Eastern Michigan University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Eastern Michigan University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Eastern Michigan University — regional and program accreditation status