2022 Best Value Colleges for Humanities in Kentucky (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Humanities Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Humanities is the 31st most popular major in the country with 23,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Kentucky, there were 30 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the humanities program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Humanities Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Humanities Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Humanities in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$14,149 Average Net Price

$38,311 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities Schools in Kentucky” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Kentucky University is $14,149 for Kentucky Humanities students with aid.

Read more about Humanities at Eastern Kentucky University

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$16,867 Average Net Price

$50,317 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Louisville is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 19 ’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL also made our “Best Humanities Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UofL is $16,867 for Kentucky Humanities students with aid.

Read more about Humanities at UofL

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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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