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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$10,077 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

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

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

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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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

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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#3

Thomas More University

Crestview Hills, KY

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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#4

Midway University

Midway, KY

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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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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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#6

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

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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#7

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

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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#8

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

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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#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

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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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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.

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