Finance is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for finance students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 532 degrees in finance to qualified students.
Your choice of finance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Finance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Finance Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of finance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Kentucky is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in finance. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 267 finance students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
University of Louisville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in finance. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were about 95 finance students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in finance has to check out Western Kentucky University. WKU is a large public university located in the city of Bowling Green. A Best Colleges rank of #903 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 finance students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.
Bellarmine University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in finance. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #682 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bellarmine U is a great university overall.
There were about 24 finance students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent data year.
Murray State is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Murray. This university ranks 9th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 30 finance students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 33 finance students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Wilmore, Asbury is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.More information about a degree in finance from Asbury University
Morehead State University is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Morehead. This university ranks 18th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 17 finance students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent data year.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of finance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Finance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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