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2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$11,138 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Kentucky to see which graduate certificate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Check out the education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Education

#1

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Union College Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Union College are $8,210 per year.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Kentucky. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $13,725 per year.

UofL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UK are $13,674 per year.

UK also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Murray State are $9,882 a year.

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WKU is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Kentucky.

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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern are $10,200 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 6 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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