2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,191 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.

Across Kentucky, there were 102 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 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.

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 in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$11,962 Average Net Price

$37,438 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 29 ’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Kentucky” ranking. It costs about $11,962 for Kentucky Library and Information Science students with aid per year to attend WKU.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Western Kentucky University

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$17,127 Average Net Price

$43,759 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

UK also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Kentucky” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $17,127 for Kentucky Library and Information Science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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• Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value 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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