2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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The Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Kentucky to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky
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Our 2023 rankings named Campbellsville University the most popular school in Kentucky for business students working on their master’s degree. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Campbellsville, Kentucky that handed out 783 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 26% of those degree recipients were women.
Campbellsville University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of the Cumberlands is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 409 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Cumberlands does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Kentucky. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 248 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
One thing to take note of is that NKU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 245 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 34% were women.
UofL does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 21 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 225 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
WKU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This large public school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 174 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UK does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Sullivan University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 97 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 63% of those degree recipients were women.
Sullivan University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Murray State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
Around 49% of those degree recipients were women.
Murray State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 60% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Thomas More University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Thomas More is a private not-for-profit institution located in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 84 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Thomas More does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Midway University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Midway is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Midway, Kentucky. It awarded 58 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 78% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Midway are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Bellarmine University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Bellarmine University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 58 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.
Bellarmine U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 38% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Morehead State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 37 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
Morehead State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Spalding University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 33 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Spalding, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Pikeville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Pikeville, Kentucky, and it awarded 28 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 39% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UPIKE does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 12% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. This fairly large public school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 20 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 40% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Eastern does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Union College Kentucky came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in Barbourville, Kentucky, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.
Union College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Asbury University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Asbury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmore, Kentucky. It awarded 16 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 38% of those degree recipients were women.
Asbury does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #18, Brescia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Brescia University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Lindsey Wilson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Lindsey Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lindsey Wilson College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #20, Kentucky State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since KY State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
American National University - Lexington landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 21 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%.
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