2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Missouri

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 Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Missouri

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k list. UCM is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 22 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Missouri are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Central Missouri

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

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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