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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 359 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 the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region library and information science students whose families make $75-$110k.
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 165 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region library and information science students whose families make $75-$110k list, ESU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,759 for Plains States Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Emporia State University.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full ESU Library & Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 27 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region library and information science students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa is $20,719 for plains states region library and information science students whose families make $75-$110k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Iowa Library & Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $16,436 for Plains States Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k.
Full UCM Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. St. Kate’s is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 33 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Kate’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Kate’s is $20,503 for Plains States Region Library and Information Science students whose families make $75-$110k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full St Catherine University Library & Information Science Report
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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
- *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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