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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$10,626 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in Kentucky for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cumberlands are $4,582 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Murray State University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

Murray State graduate students pay an average of $9,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NKU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NKU are $10,284 a year.

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#4

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Bellarmine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellarmine U are $13,652 per year.

Bellarmine U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 10 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UK are $13,674 a year.

UK also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #4.

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Morehead State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morehead State University are $10,557 per year.

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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofL are $13,725 a year.

UofL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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#8

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Spalding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

Spalding graduate students pay an average of $12,106 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Spalding did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Eastern graduate students pay an average of $10,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. WKU is a large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WKU are $12,140 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges 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 10 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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