2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Library & Information Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Missouri, there were 62 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 for a Master’s in Missouri 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 for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 22 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library & Information Science at UCM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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