2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in Kentucky

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Kentucky, there were 102 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky master’s degree library and information science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in Kentucky

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$18,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 29 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at UK

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k)

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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