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2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Kentucky

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,501 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Science School for You

In 2020-2021, information science students earned 106 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which computer science program is right 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Science Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky to see which ones offered the best value programs for IS students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Science Schools in Kentucky

Check out the IS programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Information Science

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the best value school for information science students who want to pursue a degree in Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that IS majors at UK take out is $25,000.

UK not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Information Science Schools in Kentucky list.

Full Information Science at University of Kentucky Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY
$10,392 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best information science schools in Kentucky. NKU is a large public school located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

NKU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, IS graduates from NKU carry an average student debtload of $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $402.

Full Information Science at Northern Kentucky University Report

Best Value Information Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 60
Louisiana 126
North Carolina 224
Georgia 413
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 1
Virginia 532
Arkansas 71
Alabama 76
South Carolina 117
Florida 404

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, information science has other similar majors worth exploring.

IS Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Information Science 18,325

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Computer Systems Networking 14,700
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 The Opte Project.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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