2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, business, management and marketing students earned 8,045 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for business, management and marketing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in Kentucky for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cumberlands are $4,582 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
NKU graduate students pay an average of $10,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas More University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Crestview Hills.
Thomas More graduate students pay an average of $11,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Thomas More did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midway University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the rural area of Midway, Midway is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Midway are $7,464 a year.
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Out of the 18 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.
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Campbellsville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Campbellsville University are $8,773 per year.
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Bellarmine University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bellarmine U are $13,652 a year.
Bellarmine U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.
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Asbury University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Wilmore.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Asbury are $9,990 a year.
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Murray State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Murray State are $9,882 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $13,725 per year.
UofL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 19,372 |
| West Virginia | 7,145 |
| Mississippi | 6,031 |
| South Carolina | 10,000 |
| Florida | 38,945 |
| Virginia | 20,162 |
| Arkansas | 5,320 |
| Alabama | 13,789 |
| Georgia | 19,137 |
| Tennessee | 10,909 |
| Louisiana | 10,068 |
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Majors Related to Business, Management & Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Accounting | 99,265 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
| Human Resource Management | 28,787 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 19,119 |
| Hospitality Management | 17,689 |
| Management Information Systems | 13,680 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 11,319 |
| International Business | 9,101 |
| Real Estate | 6,547 |
| General Sales & Marketing | 5,923 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 5,667 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | 5,191 |
| Other Business, Management & Marketing | 4,822 |
| Construction Management | 3,846 |
| Insurance | 1,809 |
| Taxation | 1,547 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | 1,029 |
| Telecommunications Management | 55 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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 Amit Savargaonkar.
More about our data sources and methodologies.