Insurance at Eastern Kentucky University

Every insurance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the insurance program at Eastern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. Of the 341 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 29 of them were insurance majors.

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

Eastern Insurance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance

Eastern Insurance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks insurance programs across the country. The following shows how Eastern performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The insurance major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Insurance. 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
	15
	18
	18
	19
	40
	42
	61
	63

How Much Do Insurance Graduates from Eastern Make?

The median salary of insurance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $37,153. This is less than $52,997, which is the national average of all insurance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Insurance Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Insurance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in insurance from Eastern. About 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical insurance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in insurance 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 insurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Insurance

The following insurance concentations are available at Eastern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Insurance	29

Related Majors

• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Construction Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Insurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in insurance 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
Insurance Sales Agents	4,640	$55,800
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	3,200	$55,820
Business Professors	630	$85,970
Insurance Underwriters	530	$69,940

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
• Image Credit: By Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.