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Bardstown, Kentucky has 5 accredited schools offering business administration programs, with tuition ranging from $16,398 to $60,247 per year for indexed programs. Bardstown has a population of about 13,673. Median household income is $49,781 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 24.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, the top-earning business administration-related role is Financial Manager at a median $136,970 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer business administration programs near Bardstown, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Bardstown city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Bardstown. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kentucky schools on the Kentucky business administration page.
Bardstown is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area (BLS area code 31140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Manager | $89,140 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $95,747 |
| Administrative Services Manager | N/A | KY statewide | – |
| Financial Manager | $136,970 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $147,121 |
| Human Resources Manager | $122,360 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $131,429 |
| Management Analyst | $91,560 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $98,346 |
| Project Management Specialist | $82,660 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $88,786 |
| Accountant or Auditor | $76,320 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $81,976 |
| Training and Development Specialist | $63,270 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $67,959 |
| Office and Administrative Support Supervisor | $67,450 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $72,449 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 13,673 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $49,781 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 24.7% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 93.1 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
| Business Administration-related employment in Nelson County | 334 workers, 74 establishments | BLS QCEW 2024 annual |
Accredited schools offering business administration programs near Bardstown are listed on this page, ranked by BOC Score and distance from the city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS and College Scorecard data on every site update, so it stays current as programs open and close.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying business administration-related roles near Bardstown are: Financial Manager ($136,970), Human Resources Manager ($122,360), Management Analyst ($91,560). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Elizabethtown, KY is 24.4 miles from Bardstown and has its own set of local business administration programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Bardstown’s median household income of $49,781 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bardstown while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kentucky public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Bardstown:
Data verified: July 23, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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