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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$10,246 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,881 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 6,493 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts & Humanities

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Murray State are $9,252 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morehead State University are $9,462 per year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Morehead State University Report

#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $9,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the large 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 also took the #3 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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