2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Chemistry is the 38th most popular major in the country with 20,841 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Kentucky, there were 280 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general chemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general chemistry 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 general chemistry program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree chemistry students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Chemistry in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 5 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Chemistry 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 University of Kentucky are $33,216.

Read full report on General Chemistry at UK

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. WKU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It awarded 10 masters’s chemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340.

Full WKU General Chemistry Report

#3

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$14,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Chemistry Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s chemistry students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern are $14,500.

Read full report on General Chemistry at Eastern

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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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