2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Kentucky
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Elementary Education is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,622 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across Kentucky, there were 933 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 181 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in elementary education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent elementary education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Elementary Education in Kentucky
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 93 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cumberlands, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cumberlands are $4,582, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
UofL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Murray State University is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellarmine University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
Bellarmine U also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine U are $16,645, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Bellarmine University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.
WKU also made our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Northern Kentucky University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky ranking. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 31 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
NKU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Elementary Education at Northern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky ranking. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #8. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Morehead State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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References
- 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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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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