2023 Best Value Chemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Chemistry
Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NKU are $10,392 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, chemistry majors at NKU accumulate an average of around $20,346 in student debt.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in Kentucky. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value chemistry schools in Kentucky. UK is a very 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for chemistry students working on their bachelor’s degree. WKU is a large public school located in the small 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.
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Request InformationBest Value Chemistry Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Chemistry Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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Majors Related to Chemistry
One of 8 majors within the area of study, chemistry has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.