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2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,918 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,606 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Chemistry 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Chemistry Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value programs for chemistry 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. 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 Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Chemistry

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
$10,392 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best value school for chemistry students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. 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. After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from NKU carry an average student debtload of $22,952.

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$9,752 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Chemistry Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year. While working on their degree, chemistry majors at Eastern accumulate an average of around $23,286 in student debt.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Chemistry Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year. After completing their degree, chemistry graduates from UK carry an average student debtload of $24,500.

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#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY
$10,992 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Kentucky University is a great value for chemistry students. WKU is a fairly 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.

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Best 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
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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