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2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$15,494 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,719 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 532 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, finance and financial management is the #22 most popular major in Kentucky.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for finance students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for finance majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Finance & Financial Management

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for finance and financial management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Finance majors at UK take out an average of $21,035 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $480, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UK also took the #4 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that finance majors at UofL take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,658.

UofL also made our Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Murray State University is a great value for finance and financial management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value finance and financial management schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NKU are $10,392 per year. On average, finance graduates from NKU take out $21,265 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. On average, finance graduates from WKU take out $23,735 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the town of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year.

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Morehead State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morehead State University are $9,462 per year.

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#8

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree finance and financial management programs. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bellarmine U are $44,620 a year.

Bellarmine U also took the #2 spot in our Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

Full Finance & Financial Management at Bellarmine University Report

Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,368
Virginia 929
North Carolina 1,303
Florida 3,990
Tennessee 675
South Carolina 993
Louisiana 910
Arkansas 638
Alabama 1,276
Mississippi 396
West Virginia 206

Finance & Financial Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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