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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$19,931 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,125 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 1,105 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $12,370 per year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at UofL take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,936.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UofL is ranked #1 for overall quality for subject specific ed in Kentucky.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WKU is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green.

WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from WKU carry an average student debtload of $29,426.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 13 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 3 spot on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $12,610 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed graduates from UK carry an average student debtload of $24,255. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $209.

UK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Murray State University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Murray State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Murray.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Murray State are $9,252 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great value for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Eastern undergraduate students pay an average of $9,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Northern Kentucky University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NKU are $10,392 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $321.

NKU also took the #5 spot in our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#7

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year.

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Morehead State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Morehead.

Morehead State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

With a ranking of #9, Asbury University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Wilmore, Asbury is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Asbury undergraduate students pay an average of $32,652 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Asbury not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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#10

Midway University

Midway, KY

Midway University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Midway is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Midway.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Midway are $24,850 a year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Tennessee 421
North Carolina 904
Florida 1,534
Georgia 1,327
Virginia 1,393
West Virginia 309
South Carolina 596
Arkansas 825
Louisiana 694
Mississippi 616
Alabama 722

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Subject Specific Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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