2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown College the best school in Kentucky for students working on their master’s degree.
Since the graduate programs at Georgetown College are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellarmine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bellarmine U. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 19 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Spalding University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Spalding. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas More University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.
One thing to take note of is that Thomas More does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 81% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Kentucky.
UofL does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #6, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
NKU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, University of Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
UK does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Asbury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Asbury. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Kentucky Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Kentucky Christian University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
University of the Cumberlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Cumberlands does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Eastern. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Sullivan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Sullivan University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Murray State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Murray State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western Kentucky University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at WKU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Kentucky State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since KY State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Campbellsville University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Campbellsville University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Midway University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Midway is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Morehead State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list.
Morehead State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #19, Union College Kentucky did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Union College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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