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2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

4 Schools Ranked
$28,575 Avg Tuition & Fees*

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
21 Total Awards
$28,716 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Louisville to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Kentucky. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofL are $28,716 per year.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UofL. In fact, around 80% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

UofL also took the #1 spot in our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky rankings.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
4 Total Awards
$31,608 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 2 spot on the list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $31,608 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UK does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.

UK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

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#3

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
3 Total Awards
$27,000 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.

WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $27,000 in tuition and fees each year.

Online courses are available at WKU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WKU is ranked #4 for overall quality in Kentucky.

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#4

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, Kentucky
28 Total Awards
$25,400 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Campbellsville University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Kentucky. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 basic certificates to qualified students.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Campbellsville University are $25,400 per year.

Campbellsville University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 43% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Campbellsville University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Kentucky list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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