2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,191 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 70 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library and information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree library and information science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Dominican University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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