2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Indiana (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Indiana, there were 160 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana master’s degree library and information science students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Indiana (With Aid)

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at IU Bloomington

#2

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #2 spot on the list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

IUPUI also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Library & Information Science Report

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