2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You
Social Sciences is the #13 most popular major in Kentucky with 150 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Social Sciences 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 3 schools in Kentucky to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Kentucky
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences
Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofL are $12,370 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 social sciences in Kentucky.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UK also took the #4 spot in our Best Social Sciences Schools in Kentucky rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WKU are $10,992 per year.
Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Mississippi | 65 |
Florida | 594 |
Virginia | 627 |
Tennessee | 187 |
North Carolina | 572 |
Georgia | 456 |
West Virginia | 86 |
Louisiana | 163 |
South Carolina | 80 |
Arkansas | 47 |
Alabama | 263 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 6,173 |
International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
Sociology | 1,907 |
Anthropology | 1,446 |
Criminology | 936 |
General Social Sciences | 745 |
Other Social Sciences | 532 |
Urban Studies | 432 |
Archeology | 66 |
Demography & Population Studies | 66 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Education | 199,724 |
Psychology | 42,013 |
Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
Library Science | 5,929 |
History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
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