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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$10,583 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.

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#2

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Asbury University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe 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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#3

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Georgetown, Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown College are $11,745 per year.

Georgetown College also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #1.

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#4

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellarmine University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellarmine U are $13,652 per year.

Bellarmine U also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#5

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Spalding University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 per year.

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

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the 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 also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #5.

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Murray State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Murray State graduate students pay an average of $9,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 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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#9

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s 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 graduate students pay an average of $8,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern are $10,200 per year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Louisiana 2,977
Alabama 5,059
Georgia 9,722
Tennessee 5,194

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 12 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.

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