2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Minnesota, there were 34 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,396 and $40,953 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library and information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St Catherine University are $17,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full St Catherine University Library & Information Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Plains States 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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