2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 776 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Madison Library & Information Science Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Indiana University - Bloomington

#3

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$20,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dominican U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Dominican University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (With Aid)

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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