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College ROI in Kentucky

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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27Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$48,770Median observed year-5 earnings
$18,540Median annual net price
−86%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Kentucky's everyday prices are 9.8% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
90.2
Housing
64.3
Utilities
75.3
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

27 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit+5%2University of KentuckyLexington · Public−39%3Bellarmine UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofit−39%4Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills · Private nonprofit−40%5Centre CollegeDanville · Private nonprofit−41%6University of LouisvilleLouisville · Public−45%7Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · Public−51%8Spalding UniversityLouisville · Private nonprofit−55%9Transylvania UniversityLexington · Private nonprofit−79%10Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · Public−79%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Berea CollegeBerea · Private nonprofit6.9×2Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights · Public6.8×3Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort · Public5.7×4Murray State UniversityMurray · Public5.2×5Brescia UniversityOwensboro · Private nonprofit5.1×6Morehead State UniversityMorehead · Public4.8×7Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond · Public4.5×8Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green · Public4.5×9Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit3.9×10University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg · Private nonprofit3.5×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Kentucky median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Berea CollegeBerea · Private nonprofit$3,591median federal debt58%college completion2Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro · Public$7,933median federal debt54%college completion3Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown · Public$9,055median federal debt59%college completion4MedQuest CollegeLouisville · Private for-profit$9,500median federal debt59%college completion5Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green · Public$10,175median federal debt58%college completion6Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence · Public$10,711median federal debt59%college completion7Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland · Public$10,950median federal debt51%college completion8Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville · Public$11,500median federal debt56%college completion9University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg · Private nonprofit$14,911median federal debt50%college completion10Sullivan UniversityLouisville · Private for-profit$20,000median federal debt71%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN KY

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87 matching colleges · page 3 of 4

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Interactive College of Technology-NewportNewport · Private for-profit$31,377$16,512$10,555−155%American National University-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit$30,877$17,010$23,618−157%Paul Mitchell the School-LouisvilleLouisville · Private for-profit$27,986$29,401$9,833−157%Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard · Public$33,950$2,955$10,125−158%MedQuest CollegeLouisville · Private for-profit$29,093$21,782$9,500−160%Brighton Center's Center for Employment TrainingNewport · Private nonprofit$31,661$10,813Not available−160%Ross Medical Education Center-OwensboroOwensboro · Private for-profit$28,553$21,224$9,500−162%Ross Medical Education Center-Bowling GreenBowling Green · Private for-profit$27,408$20,062$9,500−168%PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling GreenBowling Green · Private for-profit$22,969$26,577$7,917−177%Paul Mitchell the School-LexingtonLexington · Private for-profit$21,759$23,464$9,833−185%Empire Beauty School-FlorenceFlorence · Private for-profit$23,009$16,328$13,000−190%Empire Beauty School-ChenowethLouisville · Private for-profit$22,600$14,240$10,667−195%Employment Solutions-College for Technical EducationLexington · Private nonprofit$19,265$22,871$11,600−195%Empire Beauty School-DixieLouisville · Private for-profit$20,571$17,764$10,667−197%Empire Beauty School-ElizabethtownElizabethtown · Private for-profit$20,237$16,618$10,667−200%Lindsey Institute of CosmetologyBowling Green · Private for-profit$18,951$16,140Not available−207%PJ's College of Cosmetology-GlasgowGlasgow · Private for-profit$13,238$25,829$14,042−212%Summit Salon Academy-LexingtonLexington · Private for-profit$18,172$14,778$7,917−212%American College of BarberingLouisville · Private for-profitNot available$22,210$14,143WithheldAmerican College of Barbering - FlorenceFlorence · Private for-profitNot availableNot available$14,143WithheldAppalachian Beauty SchoolBelfry · Private for-profitNot available$12,742Not availableWithheldAsbury Theological SeminaryWilmore · Private nonprofit$58,807Not availableNot availableWithheldBerea Beauty AcademyBerea · Private for-profitNot available$7,437Not availableWithheldEdge Academy of BeautyManchester · Private for-profitNot available$14,094Not availableWithheldFrontier Nursing UniversityVersailles · Private nonprofit$112,583Not availableNot availableWithheld

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Kentucky, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.