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Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$23,584 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,672 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 1,122 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for allied health 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 Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Allied Health Professions

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Our analysis found Northern Kentucky University to be the best value school for allied health professions 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 fairly large student population.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at NKU take out an average of $27,923 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $250.

NKU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Northern Kentucky University

Out of the 6 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morehead State University are $9,560 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, allied health graduates from Morehead State University carry an average student debtload of $23,048.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Kentucky. Eastern is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,844 a year. Allied Health majors at Eastern take out an average of $26,064 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Eastern also made our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #3.

Full Allied Health Professions at Eastern Kentucky University Report

#4

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellarmine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bellarmine U are $45,630 a year.

Bellarmine U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Allied Health Professions at Bellarmine University Report

#5

Thomas More University

Crestview Hills, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas More University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Thomas More is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Crestview Hills.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Thomas More are $35,810 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at Thomas More accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Thomas More University

#6

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, KY

Union College Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Barbourville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Union College are $30,065 a year.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Union College Kentucky

Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,414
Arkansas 1,197
North Carolina 1,691
Florida 7,935
Louisiana 907
West Virginia 342
Virginia 1,971
Alabama 1,671
Tennessee 2,444
Mississippi 564

Allied Health Professions is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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