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2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,181 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,519 Avg Salary

Finding the Best International Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 76 degrees and certificates were awarded to international studies students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #100 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value International Studies Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to see which programs offered the best value experiences for international studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 International Studies Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value International Studies Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in International Studies

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for international studies students. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year. On average, international studies graduates from UK take out $22,004 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full International Studies at University of Kentucky Report

$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

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

Full International Studies at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#3

Centre College

Danville, KY
$46,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value International Studies Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit college 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. International Studies majors at Centre College of Kentucky take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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

Full International Studies at Centre College Report

Best Value International Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 47
Virginia 102
North Carolina 267
Florida 323
Tennessee 57
South Carolina 49
Louisiana 30
Arkansas 28
Alabama 22
Mississippi 6
West Virginia 236

International Studies is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Yerpo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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