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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$23,683 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,575 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education grade specific students earned 1,644 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 6th 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for grade specific ed 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Murray State University the best value school in Kentucky for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Murray State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,214. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $205, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in Kentucky. 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. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from UofL carry an average student debtload of $21,404. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $263, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UofL also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NKU are $10,392 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from NKU carry an average student debtload of $25,599. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $204, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 16 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $457, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UK is ranked #4 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Kentucky.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at Eastern take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,655. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $150.

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#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Cumberlands is a fairly 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. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Cumberlands take out $20,364 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. Grade Specific Ed majors at WKU take out an average of $25,246 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $237, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

Morehead State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from Morehead State University take out $29,777 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#9

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

Asbury University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’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 undergraduate at Asbury are $32,652 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed graduates from Asbury carry an average student debtload of $31,544.

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#10

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

With a ranking of #10, Spalding University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 4,845
Virginia 1,857
North Carolina 3,759
Florida 3,339
Tennessee 1,526
South Carolina 1,615
Louisiana 780
Arkansas 1,727
Alabama 2,521
Mississippi 1,592
West Virginia 533

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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