Entity Framework Enum Support - Code First (EF5 onwards)

    public enum DepartmentNames
    {
        English,
        Math,
        Economics
    }

    public class Department
    {
        public int DepartmentID { get; set; }
        public DepartmentNames Name { get; set; }
        public decimal Budget { get; set; }
    }

            using (var context = new BaseDbContext())
            {
                context.Departments.Add(new Department { Name = DepartmentNames.Math });

                context.SaveChanges();

                var department = (from d in context.Departments
                                  select d).FirstOrDefault();

                Console.WriteLine(
                    "DepartmentID: {0} Name: {1}",
                    department.DepartmentID,
                    department.Name); 
            }
            Console.ReadKey();