2025 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Ranked #12 in popularity, general education is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 master's degrees in general education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general education students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general education students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general education students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Education Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Education in Kentucky

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general education.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Master's in Education

1

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

17 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Northern Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general education. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general education from Northern Kentucky University

2

Morehead State University
Morehead, KY

34 Annual Graduates

$42,193 Median Starting Salary

Morehead State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general education. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Morehead.

After graduating, education master's recipients generally earn about $42,193 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in general education from Morehead State University

Best General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	34
Georgia	190	45
Virginia	182	785
North Carolina	178	131
Tennessee	166	282
Alabama	151	3
Louisiana	147	56
South Carolina	146	281
Mississippi	145	108
Arkansas	121	51
West Virginia	112	203

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General Education Related Rankings by Major

General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	67

Most Popular Majors Related to Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	934
Educational Administration	766
Special Education	559
Teacher Education Subject Specific	434
Student Counseling	362
Curriculum & Instruction	262
Teaching English or French	33
Educational Assessment	24
Instructional Media Design	23
Education Philosophy	2

Notes and References

• 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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