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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,398 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,752 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, 87 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #35 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#1

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY
$28,889 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Union College Kentucky to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Union College are $28,889 per year.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Northern Kentucky University Report

#3

Midway University

Midway, KY
$24,850 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midway University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the rural area of Midway, Midway is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Midway are $24,850 per year.

Full General Education at Midway University Report

$9,462 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Morehead State University is a great value for general education students. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morehead State University are $9,462 a year.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 864
Florida 407
Georgia 106
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 309
Louisiana 77
Alabama 115
South Carolina 286
Mississippi 276
Arkansas 51
West Virginia 230

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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