2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You
Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 5,329 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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 Education Associate Degree 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 4 schools in Kentucky to see which associate degree 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 for an Associate in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year.
WKU also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Kentucky. Located in the 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Kentucky. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $9,752 per year.
Eastern also claimed a spot on our Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Campbellsville University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.
Campbellsville University undergraduate students pay an average of $25,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Florida | 10,069 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Arkansas | 4,954 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
| Louisiana | 2,977 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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 Horadrim.
More about our data sources and methodologies.