2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Kentucky (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 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The library and information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$18,340 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 29 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at WKU

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UK Library & Information Science Report

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• 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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