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Environmental Health at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. In 2021, 16 environmental health majors received their bachelor's degree from Eastern.

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

Eastern Environmental Health Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health

Eastern Environmental Health Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the environmental health 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 environmental health major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Health. 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
Most Focused Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Focused Environmental Health Schools 21
Best Environmental Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 25
Most Popular Environmental Health Schools 25
Best Value Environmental Health Schools 46

Environmental Health Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Environmental Health Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in environmental health from Eastern. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental health 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 environmental health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental health 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
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1,580 $66,730
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,200 $51,740
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 350 $47,590
Epidemiologists 60 $53,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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