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

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In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States.

Across Kentucky, there were 132 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information science 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 information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree information science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$17,358 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 17 masters’s information science degrees in 2019-2020.

NKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Information Science at NKU

#2

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Murray State University General Information Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Information Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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