2024 Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #19 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 291 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in Kentucky

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Liberal Studies

1

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

35 Annual Graduates

University of Louisville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from University of Louisville

2

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

103 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northern Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in liberal arts. NKU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights.More information about a bachelor’s in liberal arts from Northern Kentucky University

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	693
Tennessee	460	404
North Carolina	453	751
Georgia	453	193
Virginia	421	2,153
South Carolina	370	351
Alabama	320	163
Louisiana	306	66
Arkansas	294	61
Mississippi	275	155
West Virginia	223	58

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Liberal Arts Related Rankings by Major

Liberal Arts is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Liberal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	611
Humanities	13
Individualized Studies	1

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.