Program Payoff

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky. 27 certificate and associate programs, public. 27 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Kentucky.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $21,464 $52,684 (45) $81,040
Registered Nurses
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $12,000 $27,204 (27) $67,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,550
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other Associate's degree not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $69,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Communication and Media Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $60,150
Public Relations Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $35,420
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $35,420
Security Guards
Dispute Resolution Undergraduate certificate not published $80,140
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Undergraduate certificate not published $54,550
Producers and Directors
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $46,050
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Finance and Financial Management Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $37,150
Firefighters
Geography and Cartography Undergraduate certificate not published $122,930
Managers, All Other
Homeland Security Undergraduate certificate not published $67,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $51,470
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $80,390
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $59,830
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $59,830
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $128,650
Sales Managers
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $91,760
Data Scientists
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Undergraduate certificate not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Undergraduate certificate not published $61,390
Training and Development Specialists
Social Work Undergraduate certificate not published $59,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Associate's degree not published $60,610
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.