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2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Kentucky to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky
Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:
Our 2023 rankings named Western Kentucky University the most popular school in Kentucky for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the fairly large public school handed out 3,009 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,570 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 55% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Kentucky. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 2,147 students in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at NKU is $10,592. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $20,848. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,440 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2020-2021 about 69% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Murray State University is a medium-sized public school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 1,500 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Murray State is $9,432. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $18,888. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,717 in student loans. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 42% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Midway University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Midway, Kentucky, and it awarded 204 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $25,050 to cover tuition and fees at Midway. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,297 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1,360 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,690 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Asbury University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Asbury is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 325 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at Asbury is $33,146. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Asbury accumulate an average of $25,107 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 55% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, American National University - Lexington landed the # 5 spot on the list. American National University - Lexington is a very small private for-profit school located in Pikeville, Kentucky that handed out 3 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
ANU Lexington is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 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.