2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Kentucky to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown College the best school in Kentucky for students working on their master’s degree. Georgetown, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 119 students in .
Since the graduate programs at Georgetown College are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Kentucky. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 189 master’s degrees in .
Bellarmine U 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 30% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Spalding University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Kentucky. Spalding is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 227 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Online graduate courses are available at Spalding, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Thomas More University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Kentucky. Located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 66 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Thomas More. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
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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 master’s degree. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the large public school awarded 1,764 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UofL. 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, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 1,447 students in .
NKU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the large public school handed out 1,918 master’s degree awards in .
UK 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 47% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Asbury University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmore, Kentucky. It awarded 89 master’s degrees in .
Since the graduate programs at Asbury are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Kentucky Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Grayson, Kentucky, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 master’s degree awards in .
Kentucky Christian University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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University of the Cumberlands landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,929 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cumberlands. During the 2022-2023 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #11, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 737 master’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. During the 2022-2023 year, about 80% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Sullivan University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the small private for-profit school awarded 114 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
One thing to take note of is that Sullivan University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Murray State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 581 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Murray State. 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 #14, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the fairly large public school handed out 706 master’s degree awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at WKU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 73% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Kentucky State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. KY State is a public institution located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at KY State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Campbellsville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, and it awarded 1,766 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Campbellsville University, 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, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Midway University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Midway is located in Midway, Kentucky and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 108 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Midway. During the 2022-2023 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Morehead State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 174 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able 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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Union College Kentucky ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Union College Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit school located in Barbourville, Kentucky that handed out 104 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Union College. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 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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