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Best Value 2-Year Programs in Kentucky, Based on the Data
See specific associate-degree programs at schools in Kentucky with strong graduate earnings relative to estimated cost.
Top Value Score100Outstanding Value
Top programArchitectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Northern Kentucky University · KY
Earnings / Yr$80,5441 year after completion
| Program & School | Value ScoreShows whether graduate earnings are strong compared with what students pay. A higher score means stronger earnings for the estimated cost of the education. | Estimated Total CostAn estimate of what two years of education may cost after grants and scholarships. Actual cost varies by school and student. | Earnings / YrTypical annual earnings reported for former students 1 year and 5 years after completion. 1 yr / 5 yrs after completion | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Northern Kentucky University · Highland Heights, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $16,382 | $80,544 / — | KY |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Jefferson Community and Technical College · Louisville, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $12,752 | $71,070 / — | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Elizabethtown Community and Technical College · Elizabethtown, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $10,286 | $68,180 / $82,761 | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Gateway Community and Technical College · Florence, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,450 | $66,827 / — | KY |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.Elizabethtown Community and Technical College · Elizabethtown, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $10,286 | $64,748 / $74,365 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Big Sandy Community and Technical College · Prestonsburg, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $7,746 | $63,812 / $68,496 | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Jefferson Community and Technical College · Louisville, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $12,752 | $60,878 / — | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Bluegrass Community and Technical College · Lexington, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $12,226 | $60,651 / $74,854 | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Somerset Community College · Somerset, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $8,796 | $59,425 / $64,747 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Hazard Community and Technical College · Hazard, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $5,910 | $58,183 / $47,001 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Morehead State University · Morehead, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $19,586 | $56,482 / $67,669 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Owensboro Community and Technical College · Owensboro, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,600 | $56,382 / $58,234 | KY |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.Owensboro Community and Technical College · Owensboro, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,600 | $55,533 / $76,975 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Kentucky State University · Frankfort, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $16,080 | $55,499 / $72,396 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College · Cumberland, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $7,462 | $54,678 / $64,119 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College · Bowling Green, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $7,074 | $54,460 / $62,495 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Ashland Community and Technical College · Ashland, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,434 | $54,355 / $67,041 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Jefferson Community and Technical College · Louisville, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $12,752 | $54,303 / $68,555 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Gateway Community and Technical College · Florence, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,450 | $53,865 / $74,820 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $21,980 | $53,729 / $66,983 | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Maysville Community and Technical College · Maysville, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $9,210 | $53,655 / — | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Henderson Community College · Henderson, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $8,464 | $53,332 / $71,427 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Eastern Kentucky University · Richmond, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $22,080 | $53,023 / $65,930 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Hopkinsville Community College · Hopkinsville, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,750 | $53,007 / $57,978 | KY |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Owensboro Community and Technical College · Owensboro, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,600 | $52,193 / — | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Maysville Community and Technical College · Maysville, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $9,210 | $51,324 / $67,466 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Somerset Community College · Somerset, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $8,796 | $50,971 / $69,162 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bluegrass Community and Technical College · Lexington, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $12,226 | $50,885 / $66,389 | KY |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.Madisonville Community College · Madisonville, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $10,812 | $50,702 / $41,344 | KY |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General.Gateway Community and Technical College · Florence, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,450 | $49,753 / $60,532 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Elizabethtown Community and Technical College · Elizabethtown, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $10,286 | $49,245 / $58,868 | KY |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Somerset Community College · Somerset, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $8,796 | $49,045 / $47,997 | KY |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services.Gateway Community and Technical College · Florence, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $11,450 | $48,917 / $37,796 | KY |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians.Madisonville Community College · Madisonville, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $10,812 | $48,720 / $74,166 | KY |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.West Kentucky Community and Technical College · Paducah, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $10,706 | $48,391 / $62,565 | KY |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Bluegrass Community and Technical College · Lexington, KY | 100Outstanding Value | $12,226 | $48,307 / $63,608 | KY |
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