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Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$22,335 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education 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 Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the best value school in Kentucky for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofL is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Kentucky.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-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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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NKU are $10,392 a year.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year.

UK also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 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.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year.

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#7

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cumberlands are $9,875 per year.

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Morehead State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morehead State University are $9,462 per year.

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#9

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

Asbury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Wilmore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Asbury are $32,652 per year.

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#10

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Spalding are $26,500 a year.

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Best 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

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 15 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.

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