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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$23,683 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,958 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY
$9,875 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in Kentucky for teacher education grade specific students. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

Cumberlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,875 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Cumberlands take out an average of $19,327 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$9,252 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Murray State are $9,252 per year. While working on their degree, grade specific ed majors at Murray State accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $205, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
$10,392 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great value for teacher education grade specific students. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at NKU take out is $25,212. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $204, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofL are $12,370 a year. The average amount in student loans that grade specific ed majors at UofL take out is $25,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $263, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UofL also did well on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Kentucky list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year. On average, grade specific ed graduates from UK take out $24,109 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $457, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in Kentucky ranking. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Eastern take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $150.

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#7

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Kentucky University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education grade specific programs. 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. Grade Specific Ed majors at WKU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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#8

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY
$28,889 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Union College Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union College are $28,889 a year.

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$9,462 Average Tuition & Fees

Morehead State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the 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. After completing their degree, grade specific ed graduates from Morehead State University carry an average student debtload of $29,750.

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#10

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY
$41,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Georgetown College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education grade specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Georgetown, Georgetown College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Georgetown College undergraduate students pay an average of $41,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Grade Specific Ed majors at Georgetown College take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown College is ranked #5 for overall quality for grade specific ed in Kentucky.

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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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