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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,401 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health sciences and services students earned 385 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health science majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health Sciences & Services

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best value school for health sciences and services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NKU are $10,392 per year. Health Science majors at NKU take out an average of $31,261 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

NKU also made our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year. On average, health science graduates from WKU take out $25,923 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Kentucky is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Science majors at UK take out an average of $18,881 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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#4

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Spalding University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Spalding undergraduate students pay an average of $26,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Union College Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Barbourville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union College are $28,889 a year.

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#6

Berea College

Berea, KY

Berea College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Berea, Berea is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Berea are $43,612 per year.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 4,327
North Carolina 203
Tennessee 165
Georgia 544
West Virginia 100
Virginia 247
Louisiana 214
Mississippi 325
South Carolina 87
Alabama 240
Arkansas 291

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Majors Similar to Health Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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