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2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$10,875 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,648 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 366 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in History

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. 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.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Murray State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Murray State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at Murray State University

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UofL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

Full History at University of Louisville Report

#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year.

Full History at Western Kentucky University Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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.

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 history in Kentucky.

Full History at University of Kentucky Report

Eastern Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. 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.

Full History at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#7

Centre College

Danville, KY

With a ranking of #7, Centre College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Centre College of Kentucky undergraduate students pay an average of $46,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Centre College of Kentucky not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

Read full report on History at Centre College

Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,063
West Virginia 539
Florida 887
Virginia 1,500
Arkansas 246
Mississippi 232
South Carolina 423
Louisiana 426
Alabama 505
Georgia 679
Tennessee 555

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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