2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education School for You
With 95 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #85 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.
The Best Value General Education 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 6 schools in Kentucky to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education 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.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Union College Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for general education students. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.
Union College undergraduate students pay an average of $28,889 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Midway University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Kentucky. Located in the rural area of Midway, Midway is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midway are $24,850 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morehead State University are $9,462 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Campbellsville University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Kentucky list. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Campbellsville University are $25,400 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Berea College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students. Located in the town of Berea, Berea is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Berea are $43,612 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 117 |
Virginia | 918 |
North Carolina | 255 |
Florida | 622 |
Tennessee | 605 |
South Carolina | 352 |
Louisiana | 116 |
Arkansas | 133 |
Alabama | 115 |
Mississippi | 407 |
West Virginia | 301 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 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).
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