by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kentucky, there were 5,395 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,242 and $24,972 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,863 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree education students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Georgetown, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 168 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky. This fairly large school is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and it awarded 1,311 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midway University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky list. Midway is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midway, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the #4 spot on the list. Union College is a small school located in Barbourville, Kentucky that handed out 26 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asbury University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky list. Asbury is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Spalding University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Louisville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 377 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Murray State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #8. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 150 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #9. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 88 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellarmine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking. Bellarmine University is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Kentucky University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 177 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
Kentucky Christian University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking. Kentucky Christian University is located in Grayson, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
Campbellsville University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 121 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Kentucky State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Frankfort, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 82 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
University of Kentucky came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 129 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northern Kentucky University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky list. Northern Kentucky University is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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Thomas More University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky list. This small school is located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Pikeville ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Kentucky list. University of Pikeville is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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