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2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

12 Colleges
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kentucky. With 3,387 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Bellarmine University the best school in Kentucky for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Georgetown College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Georgetown.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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#4

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Asbury University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the fringe town of Wilmore, Asbury is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spalding University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

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#7

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

With a ranking of #7, University of the Cumberlands did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Murray State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Murray.

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#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
North Carolina 4,150
Georgia 6,283
West Virginia 924
Louisiana 1,732
South Carolina 2,297
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • 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 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 Horadrim.

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