2022 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Kentucky

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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

Across Kentucky, there were 102 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. 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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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Kentucky

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$15,733 Average Net Price

$43,759 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

UK also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,733 for Kentucky Library and Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UK.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Library & Information Science at UK

#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$15,209 Average Net Price

$37,438 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Kentucky” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WKU is $15,209 for Kentucky Library and Information Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value 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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