Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most in Kentucky
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after entry (51 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Median earnings 10 years after entry | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre College Danville, KY · Private nonprofit | $66,240 | $20,781 | $66,240 |
| 2 | Bellarmine University Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit | $62,069 | $21,499 | $62,069 |
| 3 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $61,480 | $18,540 | $61,480 |
| 4 | Galen College of Nursing-ARH Hazard, KY · Private for-profit | $61,480 | $21,164 | $61,480 |
| 5 | Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY · Private nonprofit | $59,384 | $21,835 | $59,384 |
| 6 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY · Public | $59,025 | $18,851 | $59,025 |
| 7 | Transylvania University Lexington, KY · Private nonprofit | $54,705 | $21,913 | $54,705 |
| 8 | University of Louisville Louisville, KY · Public | $53,899 | $17,988 | $53,899 |
| 9 | Georgetown College Georgetown, KY · Private nonprofit | $52,074 | $14,095 | $52,074 |
| 10 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · Public | $50,220 | $8,191 | $50,220 |
| 11 | Spalding University Louisville, KY · Private nonprofit | $49,438 | $25,491 | $49,438 |
| 12 | University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY · Private nonprofit | $48,231 | $20,311 | $48,231 |
| 13 | Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofit | $46,747 | $17,131 | $46,747 |
| 14 | Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY · Public | $45,795 | $11,040 | $45,795 |
| 15 | Brescia University Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofit | $45,500 | $8,709 | $45,500 |
| 16 | University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg, KY · Private nonprofit | $45,036 | $14,107 | $45,036 |
| 17 | Murray State University Murray, KY · Public | $44,737 | $9,096 | $44,737 |
| 18 | Midway University Midway, KY · Private nonprofit | $44,246 | $29,579 | $44,246 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY · Public | $43,889 | $10,990 | $43,889 |
| 20 | Morehead State University Morehead, KY · Public | $43,197 | $9,793 | $43,197 |
| 21 | Berea College Berea, KY · Private nonprofit | $43,150 | $6,106 | $43,150 |
| 22 | Kentucky Christian University Grayson, KY · Private nonprofit | $42,375 | $24,038 | $42,375 |
| 23 | Asbury University Wilmore, KY · Private nonprofit | $42,368 | $21,401 | $42,368 |
| 24 | Union Commonwealth University Barbourville, KY · Private nonprofit | $42,002 | $21,311 | $42,002 |
| 25 | Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY · Private nonprofit | $41,583 | $19,341 | $41,583 |
| 26 | Lindsey Wilson University Columbia, KY · Private nonprofit | $41,129 | $15,070 | $41,129 |
| 27 | Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY · Private nonprofit | $40,573 | $18,600 | $40,573 |
| 28 | Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY · Public | $38,171 | $6,376 | $38,171 |
| 29 | Sullivan University Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $38,008 | $25,532 | $38,008 |
| 30 | Beckfield College-Florence Florence, KY · Private for-profit | $37,114 | $28,133 | $37,114 |
| 31 | Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY · Public | $36,382 | $8,040 | $36,382 |
| 32 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY · Public | $36,343 | $6,113 | $36,343 |
| 33 | Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY · Public | $36,323 | $5,875 | $36,323 |
| 34 | Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY · Public | $36,147 | $5,725 | $36,147 |
| 35 | Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY · Public | $36,143 | $5,143 | $36,143 |
| 36 | Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY · Public | $35,798 | $5,800 | $35,798 |
| 37 | Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY · Public | $35,733 | $5,406 | $35,733 |
| 38 | Henderson Community College Henderson, KY · Public | $35,714 | $4,232 | $35,714 |
| 39 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY · Public | $34,891 | $5,353 | $34,891 |
| 40 | ATA College Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $34,577 | $28,611 | $34,577 |
| 41 | Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY · Public | $34,504 | $5,717 | $34,504 |
| 42 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Public | $34,242 | $3,537 | $34,242 |
| 43 | Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY · Public | $32,954 | $3,873 | $32,954 |
| 44 | Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY · Public | $32,194 | $4,605 | $32,194 |
| 45 | Somerset Community College Somerset, KY · Public | $30,787 | $4,398 | $30,787 |
| 46 | Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY · Public | $29,868 | $2,955 | $29,868 |
| 47 | Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY · Public | $29,482 | $3,731 | $29,482 |
| 48 | Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $28,449 | $29,401 | $28,449 |
| 49 | American National University-Louisville Louisville, KY · Private for-profit | $28,188 | $17,010 | $28,188 |
| 50 | PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · Private for-profit | $20,392 | $26,577 | $20,392 |
| 51 | Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education Lexington, KY · Private nonprofit | $20,156 | $22,871 | $20,156 |