Finance is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #11 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Finance Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 553 degrees in finance to qualified students.
Your choice of finance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Finance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Finance Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of finance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Kentucky is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in finance. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 297 finance students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
University of Louisville is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in finance. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were about 69 finance students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
Any student who is interested in finance needs to check out Western Kentucky University. WKU is a large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. A Best Colleges rank of #851 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.
There were about 78 finance students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.
Bellarmine University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in finance. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 15 finance students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 36 finance students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available.
Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Murray. This university ranks 16th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 41 finance students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
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).
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Your choice of finance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Finance School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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