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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$11,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 39 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value History Master's Degree 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 master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History

Our 2023 rankings named Murray State University the best value school in Kentucky for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Read full report on History at Murray State University

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

NKU graduate students pay an average of $10,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full History at Northern Kentucky University Report

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofL is ranked #5 for overall quality for history in Kentucky.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#5

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Kentucky University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Kentucky. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a large student population.

WKU graduate students pay an average of $12,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on History at Western Kentucky University

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their master’s degree. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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

Full History at Eastern Kentucky University Report

Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 24
Florida 90
Virginia 275
Tennessee 73
North Carolina 135
Georgia 60
West Virginia 249
Louisiana 78
South Carolina 39
Arkansas 25
Alabama 64

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

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 Abraham Ortelius.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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