A degree in higher education/higher education administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #160 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for higher education/higher education administration students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 237 degrees in higher education/higher education administration to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School
Your choice of higher education/higher education administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Kentucky
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the higher education/higher education administration degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Kentucky Schools in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
University of Louisville is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 193 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in higher education/higher education administration needs to check out University of Kentucky. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 11 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
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Bellarmine University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Louisville. This university ranks 7th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 15 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in higher education/higher education administration needs to take a look at Murray State University. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 9 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
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 higher education/higher education administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
