2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in Kentucky (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing Science is the 150th most popular major in the country with 4,637 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Kentucky, there were 12 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in nursing science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nursing science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Nursing Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.

UK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Science (With Aid)

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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