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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$14,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,956 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing 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.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Kentucky to see which programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing 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 Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools

$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Gateway Community and Technical College the best value school in Kentucky for business, management and marketing students. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway are $4,568 a year. While working on their degree, business, management and marketing majors at Gateway accumulate an average of around $12,923 in student debt.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Bluegrass Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Kentucky. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from Bluegrass Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $17,539.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is ranked #1 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Kentucky.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Jefferson Community and Technical College are $4,568 a year. On average, business, management and marketing graduates from Jefferson Community and Technical College take out $16,048 in student loans while working on their degree.

Jefferson Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky list.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Paducah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $4,488 a year. Business, Management & Marketing majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out an average of $11,974 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a great value for business, management and marketing students. Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College are $4,488 a year. While working on their degree, business, management and marketing majors at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $14,799 in student debt.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College also took the #4 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Maysville Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Maysville Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Maysville.

Maysville Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, business, management and marketing graduates from Maysville Community and Technical College take out $19,857 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SKYCTC are $4,488 per year. The average amount in student loans that business, management and marketing majors at SKYCTC take out is $12,000.

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#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY
$9,875 Average Tuition & Fees

University of the Cumberlands landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value business, management and marketing programs. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

Cumberlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,875 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from Cumberlands carry an average student debtload of $19,830. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $86, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Somerset Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students. Located in the town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that business, management and marketing majors at SCC take out is $16,219.

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#10

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
$10,392 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NKU are $10,392 a year. After completing their degree, business, management and marketing graduates from NKU carry an average student debtload of $25,108. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $164, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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
Florida 38,945
Virginia 20,162
Arkansas 5,320
Mississippi 6,031
South Carolina 10,000
Louisiana 10,068
Alabama 13,789
Georgia 19,137
Tennessee 10,909

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 25 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.

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