Best Online Degree Programs at HBCUs in Kentucky

At Best Online HBCUs, we provide comprehensive, unbiased information of the best online undergraduate and graduate degree programs at HBCUs across the United States and HBCUs in Kentucky. Kentucky has 60 degree-granting institutions. The state is home to 8 public, 4-year institutions, 16 public, 2-year institutions, 26 private non-profit, 4-year institutions, 5 private for-profit, 2-year institution, and 5 private for-profit, 4-year institutions. There were 213,898 undergraduate students enrolled in associate's and bachelor's degrees, and 53,184 students enrolled in master's and doctoral degrees in fall 2018.

Of the 60 institutions, two are HBCUs. These two institutions enrolled 1,988 students: 1,873 in undergraduate programs and 115 in graduate programs. All of the Kentucky HBCUs are listed below. Take your time to discover more about each institution and what they can offer for your career objectives. Since we are focused on distance education, we have provided more details about the best online degree programs at those institutions.

Kentucky State University

Online Degree Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Master of Science in Environmental Studies

Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science

Masters in Public Administration

Master of Arts in Special Education

Doctor Nursing Practice

From its modest beginnings as a small normal school for the training of black teachers for the black schools of Kentucky, Kentucky State University has grown and evolved into a land-grant and liberal arts institution that prepares a diverse student population to compete in a multifaceted, ever-changing global society. The University was chartered in May 1886 as the State Normal School for Colored Persons, only the second state-supported institution of higher learning in Kentucky.

In the early 1930’s, the high school was discontinued, and in 1938 the school was named the Kentucky State College for Negroes. The term “for Negroes” was dropped in 1952. Kentucky State College became a university in 1972, and in 1973 the first graduate students enrolled in its School of Public Affairs.

Public, 4-Year

Sector

1,663

Undergraduate Enrollments

115

Graduate Enrollments

Online Undergraduate Enrollments

Online Graduate Enrollments

Simmons College of Kentucky

Online Degree Programs

There are currently no online programs listed for Simmons College of Kentucky

A few months after the end of the Civil War in 1865, members of the Kentucky State Convention of Colored Baptist Churches proposed the establishment of Kentucky’s first post secondary educational institute for its “Colored” citizens. In 1879 the State Convention purchased four acres of land in Louisville to serve as the campus for the Kentucky Normal and Theological Institute.

Dr. William Simmons became the second President in 1880 and led the Institute through a period of rapid growth in enrollment and facilities. In recognition of Dr. Simmons’ leadership, the University was renamed Simmons University in 1918. Simmons College of Kentucky is well positioned for bright future as a thriving institution of higher learning serving traditionally undeserved communities.

Private Non-Profit, 4-Year

Sector

210

Undergraduate Enrollments

N/A

Graduate Enrollments

N/A

Online Undergraduate Enrollments

N/A

Online Graduate Enrollments

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