2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,359 people earned their degree in higher education/higher education administration, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States.

Across Kentucky, there were 143 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality higher education/higher education administration 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 higher education/higher education administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The higher education/higher education administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky doctor’s degree higher education/higher education administration students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $30-$48k) in Kentucky

#1

Bellarmine University

Louisville, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$16,645 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellarmine University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

Bellarmine U also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellarmine University are $16,645, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Bellarmine U

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $30-$48k)

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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