2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Kentucky to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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Our analysis found University of the Cumberlands to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kentucky. Williamsburg, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 1,311 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Cumberlands. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. University of Louisville is a large public school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 377 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UofL does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Kentucky. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 177 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Eastern. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgetown College is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Georgetown, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 168 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Georgetown College are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, the medium-sized public school handed out 150 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Murray State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 60% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Kentucky ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the large public school awarded 129 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UK does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Campbellsville University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 121 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Campbellsville University. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Morehead State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Morehead State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large public school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 82 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at WKU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Northern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that NKU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Bellarmine University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 54 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bellarmine U. In 2019-2020 about 38% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Spalding University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Spalding University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 44 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Spalding, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Midway University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Midway, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Midway. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #14, Asbury University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Wilmore, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 59% of those degree recipients were women.
Asbury does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Union College Kentucky did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Located in Barbourville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Union College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Thomas More University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Thomas More University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky that handed out 6 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Thomas More, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Kentucky Christian University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in Grayson, Kentucky, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Kentucky Christian University is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Kentucky State University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. This small public school is located in Frankfort, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at KY State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Pikeville landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UPIKE. During the 2019-2020 year, about 12% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 19 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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