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2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language Schools for a Master's in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.

Across Kentucky, there were 487 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent English programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the English program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NKU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English at Northern Kentucky University

#2

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s English language students in 2019-2020.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English at Murray State University

#3

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morehead State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Morehead State University English Report

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WKU English Report

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on English at University of Louisville

#6

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large public school situated in Richmond, Kentucky. It awarded 9 masters’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English at Eastern Kentucky University

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best English Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English at University of Kentucky

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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