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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,490 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,155 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering 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 Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for engineering students. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year. On average, engineering graduates from UK take out $26,119 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $296, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Engineering at University of Kentucky Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
$12,370 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great value for engineering students. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year. After completing their degree, engineering graduates from UofL carry an average student debtload of $22,476. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $200.

UofL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Engineering Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Engineering at University of Louisville Report

#3

Western Kentucky University

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

The excellent programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Kentucky. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. While working on their degree, engineering majors at WKU accumulate an average of around $25,530 in student debt.

Read full report on Engineering at Western Kentucky University

Best 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
North Carolina 5,126
West Virginia 990
Florida 9,040
Virginia 5,181
Arkansas 1,082
Mississippi 1,512
South Carolina 2,318
Louisiana 1,832
Alabama 3,927
Georgia 5,301
Tennessee 2,281

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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