2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Kentucky

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky” ranking.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 200,458 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kentucky, there were 1,425 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,872 and $23,195 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

Read more about Engineering at University of Kentucky

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at University of Louisville

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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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