2022 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 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.

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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library and information science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

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

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$17,060 Average Net Price

$38,363 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 64 ’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $17,060 for Illinois Library and Information Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dominican University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Dominican University

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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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