2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 301 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree library and information science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,058 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

ESU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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