Nursing Schools in Kentucky

27 schools compared · Average earnings $64,851/yr

27 Kentucky schools offer Nursing. Earnings in Kentucky are in line with the national average, so compare programs on commute, tuition, and fit rather than on statewide outcomes alone.

Schools in KY
27
Avg Grad Earnings
$64,851/yr
-7% vs. national avg
Avg Score
77/100
Top KY Cities
8
with programs

Nursing Programs in Kentucky

All 27 Kentucky schools offering Nursing, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click a school to see full earnings projections and program details.

# School Score Earnings ROI
1 Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY
83 $67,888/yr 79.3x
2 Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, KY
82 $65,979/yr 61.3x
3 Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY
82 $65,822/yr 49.5x
4 Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY
82 $65,735/yr 72.6x
5 Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
82 $64,909/yr 71.0x
6 Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY
81 $64,217/yr 71.5x
7 Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
81 $63,784/yr 71.8x
8 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
81 $62,832/yr 69.5x
9 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
82 $62,747/yr 73.3x
10 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
81 $62,552/yr 66.1x
11 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
81 $62,002/yr 62.2x
12 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY
80 $61,155/yr 67.9x
13 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
80 $58,951/yr 66.2x
14 Henderson Community College
Henderson, KY
81 $58,754/yr 75.7x
15 Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
79 $55,532/yr 64.1x
16 American National University-Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
75 $75,979/yr 32.1x
17 Morehead State University
Morehead, KY
75 $69,929/yr 33.4x
18 Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Louisville, KY
73 $68,114/yr
19 Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
73 $66,512/yr 31.5x
20 Sullivan University
Louisville, KY
72 $68,824/yr 27.3x
21 Galen College of Nursing-ARH
Hazard, KY
71 $68,114/yr 23.7x
22 Beckfield College-Florence
Florence, KY
71 $65,659/yr 24.4x
23 Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
71 $64,845/yr 28.3x
24 ATA College
Louisville, KY
71 $64,478/yr 26.0x
25 University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
69 $76,570/yr 15.1x
26 Midway University
Midway, KY
66 $62,012/yr 10.5x
27 Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY
65 $57,093/yr 10.5x

Where Nursing Programs Cluster in Kentucky

Cities with the most Nursing programs — useful if you want to minimize commute or relocate within state.

City Schools Avg Earnings
Louisville, KY 4 $66,300/yr
Pikeville, KY 2 $76,275/yr
Hazard, KY 2 $66,968/yr
Florence, KY 2 $66,774/yr
Bowling Green, KY 2 $63,699/yr
Morehead, KY 1 $69,929/yr
Richmond, KY 1 $66,512/yr
Hopkinsville, KY 1 $65,979/yr

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