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Best Value History Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value History Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,875 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,794 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value programs for history 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.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in History

#1

Northern Kentucky University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for history students. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NKU are $10,392 per year. While working on their degree, history majors at NKU accumulate an average of around $27,500 in student debt.

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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 History Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Murray State are $9,252 per year. After completing their degree, history graduates from Murray State carry an average student debtload of $21,750.

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#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofL are $12,370 a year. While working on their degree, history majors at UofL accumulate an average of around $26,250 in student debt.

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

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#4

Western Kentucky University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, history graduates from WKU take out $25,406 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value History Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year. The average amount in student loans that history majors at UK take out is $21,375. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $482.

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$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for history students. It came in at #6 on the list. Eastern is a fairly 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.

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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
Mississippi 232
South Carolina 423
Florida 887
Virginia 1,500
Arkansas 246
Alabama 505
Georgia 679
Tennessee 555
Louisiana 426

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 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 Abraham Ortelius.

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