2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Wisconsin

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Wisconsin, there were 218 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 207 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree library and information science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $30-$48k list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 123 students in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k)

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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