2026 Best Value Value Schools in Kentucky
[Value](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/veterinary-biomedical-and-clinical-sciences/veterinary-sciences-veterinary-clinical-sciences-general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for value students.
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2026 Best Value Value Schools in Kentucky
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the value degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Value Schools
Morehead State University tops our 2026 list of the best value value schools in Kentucky. Set in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,024, compared with $14,980 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for value graduates is $25,896. Value graduates of Morehead State University earn a median of $41,046 early in their careers. Set against $25,896 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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