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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$5,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,926 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value programs for liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky

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

Top 10 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bluegrass Community and Technical College to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bluegrass Community and Technical College are $4,568 per year. Liberal Arts majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College take out an average of $12,700 in student loans while working on their egree.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky list.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jefferson Community and Technical College are $4,568 per year. On average, liberal arts graduates from Jefferson Community and Technical College take out $15,334 in student loans while working on their degree.

Jefferson Community and Technical College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky list.

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$4,568 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gateway Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky list. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway are $4,568 per year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Gateway carry an average student debtload of $15,500.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-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 is $12,000.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky list.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, SKYCTC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SKYCTC are $4,488 per year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at SKYCTC accumulate an average of around $10,549 in student debt.

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#6

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY
$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Hopkinsville Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the distant town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hopkinsville Community College are $4,488 per year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at Hopkinsville Community College accumulate an average of around $9,750 in student debt.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Hopkinsville Community College Report

$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Owensboro Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value liberal arts general studies programs. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Owensboro.

Owensboro Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,488 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, liberal arts graduates from Owensboro Community and Technical College carry an average student debtload of $9,750.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Kentucky ranking. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Paducah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are $4,488 a year. The average amount in student loans that liberal arts majors at West Kentucky Community and Technical College take out is $9,992.

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$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

Somerset Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Somerset, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCC are $4,488 a year. While working on their degree, liberal arts majors at SCC accumulate an average of around $11,500 in student debt.

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#10

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY
$4,488 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Madisonville Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. 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. Liberal Arts majors at Madisonville Community College take out an average of $7,912 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges 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 22 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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