2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 1,343 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the #11 most popular major in Kentucky.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for engineering 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisville the best value school in Kentucky for engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year.
UofL also took the #3 spot in our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.
UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UK also made our Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 5,126 |
West Virginia | 990 |
Mississippi | 1,512 |
South Carolina | 2,318 |
Florida | 9,040 |
Virginia | 5,181 |
Arkansas | 1,082 |
Alabama | 3,927 |
Georgia | 5,301 |
Tennessee | 2,281 |
Louisiana | 1,832 |
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Engineering Related Majors for Engineering
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Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer & Information Sciences | 254,454 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 177,778 |
Engineering Technologies | 85,188 |
Mathematics & Statistics | 52,396 |
Physical Sciences | 50,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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 Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.
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