2025 Best Secondary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in secondary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #102 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Secondary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 32 bachelor's degrees in secondary education to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to secondary education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other secondary education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized secondary education related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Secondary Education in Kentucky

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in secondary education.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in Secondary Teaching

1

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Northern Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in secondary education. NKU is a large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights.More information about a bachelor’s in secondary education from Northern Kentucky University

2

Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, KY

8 Annual Graduates

Thomas More University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in secondary education. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Crestview Hills.More information about a bachelor’s in secondary education from Thomas More University

Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	130
Tennessee	460	104
North Carolina	453	3
Georgia	453	74
Virginia	421	2
South Carolina	370	82
Alabama	320	159
Louisiana	306	96
Arkansas	294	14
Mississippi	275	59
West Virginia	223	138

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Rankings in Majors Related to Secondary Teaching

One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Secondary Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	710
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	124
Teacher Education	46
Early Childhood Education	37
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	21
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	7

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.