2025 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you pursue a doctor's degree in health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of health professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,561 doctor's degrees in health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

The health professions doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in Kentucky

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in health professions.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

518 Annual Graduates

University of Kentucky is a great decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Kentucky

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

300 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in health professions. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Louisville.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Louisville

3

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

105 Annual Graduates

Northern Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Northern Kentucky University

4

Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

88 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in health professions has to take a look at Bellarmine University. Located in the city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Bellarmine University

5

Sullivan University
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Louisville, Sullivan University is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Sullivan University

6

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Eastern Kentucky University

7

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

WKU is a large public university located in the city of Bowling Green.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Western Kentucky University

8

Spalding University
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in health professions from Spalding University

9

University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

175 Annual Graduates

UPIKE is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Pikeville.More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Pikeville

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	3,725
Virginia	29	2,730
Georgia	28	2,018
Mississippi	28	656
South Carolina	28	1,055
North Carolina	26	2,134
Alabama	25	1,504
Tennessee	25	2,261
Louisiana	25	1,094
Arkansas	23	779
West Virginia	20	776

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	452
Nursing	422
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	240
Dentistry	186
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	180
Optometry	55
Communication Sciences	11
Public Health	6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5
Medical Science	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.