2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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Our 2023 rankings named Spalding University the best school in Kentucky for students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 100 doctor’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that Spalding does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bellarmine University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Bellarmine U is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 98 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
One thing to take note of is that Bellarmine U does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 30% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Sullivan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Kentucky. This small private for-profit school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 36 doctor’s degrees in .
Sullivan University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 38% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 1,043 doctor’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UK. During the 2022-2023 year, about 47% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the large public school awarded 575 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at UofL, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #6, Kentucky State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Kentucky State University is a small public school located in Frankfort, Kentucky that handed out 6 doctor’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at KY State. During the 2022-2023 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of the Cumberlands came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 377 doctor’s degree awards in .
Cumberlands does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Eastern is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 62 doctor’s degrees in .
Eastern does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Murray State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 91 doctor’s degrees in .
Murray State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2022-2023 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #10, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 212 doctor’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that NKU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Western Kentucky University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 doctor’s degrees in .
WKU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2022-2023 about 73% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Morehead State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 14 students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Morehead State University. In 2022-2023 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Pikeville landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pikeville, Kentucky. It awarded 175 doctor’s degrees in .
UPIKE does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 15% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #14, Campbellsville University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Campbellsville University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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