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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Kentucky

2 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master's in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kentucky, there were 6,505 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,675 and $13,710 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Kentucky

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k list. NKU is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Kentucky University are $17,358.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575.

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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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