Best Value Colleges in Kentucky
87 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
Berea College
Berea, KY·private
Earnings
$43,150
Net Price
$6,106/yr
Grad Rate
60%
100
Value
#2
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY·public
Earnings
$50,220
Net Price
$8,191/yr
Grad Rate
50%
77
Value
#3
Murray State University
Murray, KY·public
Earnings
$44,737
Net Price
$9,096/yr
Grad Rate
60%
74
Value
#4
Brescia University
Owensboro, KY·private
Earnings
$45,500
Net Price
$8,709/yr
Grad Rate
51%
67
Value
#5
Centre College
Danville, KY·private
Earnings
$66,240
Net Price
$20,781/yr
Grad Rate
83%
66
Value
#6
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY·public
Earnings
$59,025
Net Price
$18,851/yr
Grad Rate
71%
55
Value
#7
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY·public
Earnings
$43,197
Net Price
$9,793/yr
Grad Rate
50%
55
Value
#8
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY·public
Earnings
$43,889
Net Price
$10,990/yr
Grad Rate
55%
55
Value
#9
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Louisville, KY·for-profit
Earnings
$61,480
Net Price
$18,540/yr
Grad Rate
62%
52
Value
#10
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY·public
Earnings
$45,795
Net Price
$11,040/yr
Grad Rate
50%
52
Value
#11
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY·private
Earnings
$62,069
Net Price
$21,499/yr
Grad Rate
66%
48
Value
#12
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY·public
Earnings
$53,899
Net Price
$17,988/yr
Grad Rate
61%
46
Value
#13
Georgetown College
Georgetown, KY·private
Earnings
$52,074
Net Price
$14,095/yr
Grad Rate
48%
44
Value
#14
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY·private
Earnings
$54,705
Net Price
$21,913/yr
Grad Rate
71%
44
Value
#15
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
Pineville, KY·private
Earnings
$41,623
Net Price
$10,949/yr
Grad Rate
43%
40
Value
#16
University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY·private
Earnings
$45,036
Net Price
$14,107/yr
Grad Rate
48%
39
Value
#17
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Owensboro, KY·private
Earnings
$46,747
Net Price
$17,131/yr
Grad Rate
49%
34
Value
#18
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY·public
Earnings
$36,382
Net Price
$8,040/yr
Grad Rate
30%
33
Value
#19
Asbury University
Wilmore, KY·private
Earnings
$42,368
Net Price
$21,401/yr
Grad Rate
65%
32
Value
#20
Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Jackson, KY·private
Earnings
$21,256
Net Price
$9,337/yr
Grad Rate
55%
31
Value