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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,401 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 385 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #32 most popular major in Kentucky.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large 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. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at NKU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $31,261.

Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Northern Kentucky University

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from WKU carry an average student debtload of $25,923.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Western Kentucky University Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at UK take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,881.

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 health science in Kentucky.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Kentucky Report

#4

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spalding University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’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 undergraduate students at Spalding are $26,500 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Spalding University Report

#5

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Union College Kentucky is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

Union College undergraduate students pay an average of $28,889 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Union College Kentucky Report

#6

Berea College

Berea, KY

With a ranking of #6, Berea College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Berea, Berea is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Berea are $43,612 a year.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 544
Virginia 247
North Carolina 203
Florida 4,327
Tennessee 165
South Carolina 87
Louisiana 214
Arkansas 291
Alabama 240
Mississippi 325
West Virginia 100

One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.

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