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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

21 Colleges
$5,545 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,682 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was the most popular one in Kentucky. In total, 6,493 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Kentucky.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Kentucky to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the best value school in Kentucky for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bluegrass Community and Technical College are $4,568 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Bluegrass Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $16,168.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College also made our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #1.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Jefferson Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts general studies schools in Kentucky. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Jefferson Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Jefferson Community and Technical College take out $18,987 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Jefferson Community and Technical College also took the #3 spot in our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

Gateway undergraduate students pay an average of $4,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Gateway carry an average student debtload of $19,045.

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Out of the 21 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College are $4,488 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,431.

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Out of the 21 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SKYCTC are $4,488 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from SKYCTC carry an average student debtload of $14,655.

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Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,488 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Hopkinsville Community College carry an average student debtload of $13,842.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Owensboro Community and Technical College are $4,488 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at Owensboro Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,672.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Paducah.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, liberal arts majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $12,916 in student debt.

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Somerset Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCC are $4,488 per year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at SCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,730.

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#10

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madisonville Community College are $4,488 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, liberal arts graduates from Madisonville Community College carry an average student debtload of $10,148.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,724
Virginia 9,302
North Carolina 18,234
Florida 64,444
Tennessee 10,186
South Carolina 4,243
Louisiana 2,864
Arkansas 5,205
Alabama 5,890
Mississippi 5,696
West Virginia 3,558

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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