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Key takeaway: 41 of the 53 Kentucky-based institutions in our directory that offer at least one fully online program report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024). 19 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is University of Kentucky. The Census Bureau records 6 military installations in Kentucky (3 Army, 1 National Guard, 2 Other), and 25 Kentucky cities have their own page below.
Military-friendly online colleges based in Kentucky
Ranked by BOC Score, which weights graduation rate, median earnings, net price, retention, and online availability from federal data. The tags on each card are the school’s own answers on the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey: credit for military training, a dedicated military contact, DoD MOU membership, and a recognized student veteran organization.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Acceptance rate
93%
Graduation rate
71%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$59,025
Avg net price
$18,851/yr
TuitionIn‑state$13,502
Out‑of‑state$34,140
Key stats
- Retention rate: 87%
- Programs offered: 217
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
65%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$62,069
Avg net price
$21,499/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 75%
- Programs offered: 58
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
79%
Graduation rate
61%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$53,899
Avg net price
$17,988/yr
TuitionIn‑state$13,136
Out‑of‑state$29,482
Key stats
- Retention rate: 81%
- Programs offered: 133
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
61%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$44,737
Avg net price
$9,096/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 76%
- Programs offered: 87
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
51%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$50,220
Avg net price
$8,191/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 77%
- Programs offered: 90
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
78%
Graduation rate
50%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$45,795
Avg net price
$11,040/yr
TuitionIn‑state$10,320
Out‑of‑state$21,230
Key stats
- Retention rate: 78%
- Programs offered: 118
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
54%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$43,889
Avg net price
$10,990/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 78%
- Programs offered: 152
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
61%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$42,368
Avg net price
$21,401/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 84%
- Programs offered: 59
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
47%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$45,036
Avg net price
$14,107/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 77%
- Programs offered: 62
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
51%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$43,197
Avg net price
$9,793/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 67%
- Programs offered: 68
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
47%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$59,384
Avg net price
$21,835/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 67%
- Programs offered: 35
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
58%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$48,231
Avg net price
$20,311/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 67%
- Programs offered: 33
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
43%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$45,500
Avg net price
$8,709/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 63%
- Programs offered: 26
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
36%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$38,008
Avg net price
$25,532/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
100%
Graduation rate
55%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$21,256
Avg net price
$9,337/yr
TuitionIn‑state$10,360
Out‑of‑state$10,360
Key stats
- Retention rate: 76%
- Programs offered: 2
Source:Accreditor: Association for Biblical Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Military installations in Kentucky
The Census Bureau’s 2024 TIGER/Line military layer records 6 installations in Kentucky (3 Army, 1 National Guard, 2 Other, branch inferred from the recorded name). The largest by land area are listed; city pages show the ones within 100 miles of each city, with distances.
- Fort Knox
- Fort Campbell
- Blue Grass Army Dep
- Wendell H Ford Regional Training Center
- National Guard Frankfort Boone National Guard Center
- Louisville Iap Standiford
Common post-service careers in Kentucky
Statewide median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 OEWS).
| Occupation |
Median annual wage |
Scope |
| Information Security Analysts |
$103,630 |
KY statewide |
| Logisticians |
$68,420 |
KY statewide |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$74,730 |
KY statewide |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers |
$60,490 |
KY statewide |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
$103,450 |
KY statewide |
| Project Management Specialists |
$81,700 |
KY statewide |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$87,020 |
KY statewide |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
$100,340 |
KY statewide |
BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; these are statewide medians.
What the four services mean
- Credit for military training (IPEDS VET2): the institution reports that it awards academic credit for military training, typically evaluated through the Joint Services Transcript. How much credit applies is set program by program.
- Dedicated military contact (VET3): a named point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families.
- DoD MOU member (VET5): the institution has signed the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, a requirement for participating in service education programs.
- Student veteran org (VET4): a recognized student veteran organization on the institution’s records.
Of the 41 schools in Kentucky that meet this page’s two-service definition, 19 report all four. All 41 are fully online by the IPEDS DISTPGS flag, as is every school on the national military-friendly online colleges list; the state view differs only in where the institution is based.
Military-friendly online colleges near Kentucky cities
- Ashland, KY
- Bardstown, KY
- Bowling Green, KY
- Covington, KY
- Elizabethtown, KY
- Florence, KY
- Frankfort, KY
- Georgetown, KY
- Henderson, KY
- Hopkinsville, KY
- Independence, KY
- Jeffersontown, KY
- Lexington, KY
- London, KY
- Louisville, KY
- Madisonville, KY
- Murray, KY
- Nicholasville, KY
- Owensboro, KY
- Paducah, KY
- Radcliff, KY
- Richmond, KY
- Shelbyville, KY
- Somerset, KY
- Winchester, KY
Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.
