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2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,918 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,232 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 283 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, chemistry is the #42 most popular major in Kentucky.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Chemistry Bachelor's 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 4 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for chemistry 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for chemistry majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Chemistry

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Kentucky University the best value school in Kentucky for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chemistry majors at NKU accumulate an average of around $20,346 in student debt.

Read full report on Chemistry at Northern Kentucky University

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern are $9,752 per year.

Full Chemistry at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 3 spot on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chemistry majors at UK accumulate an average of around $22,043 in student debt.

UK also made our Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Chemistry at University of Kentucky

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in Kentucky. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year. On average, chemistry graduates from WKU take out $18,367 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Chemistry at Western Kentucky University Report

Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 670
Virginia 691
North Carolina 882
Florida 780
Tennessee 369
South Carolina 242
Louisiana 237
Arkansas 215
Alabama 326
Mississippi 219
West Virginia 129

One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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