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Ranked Colleges
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 5,696 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 359 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 the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region library and information science students with aid.
Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 165 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2020-2021.
ESU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Emporia State University is $14,794 for Plains States Region Library and Information Science students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Emporia State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 27 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa is $19,401 for Plains States Region Library and Information Science students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Iowa Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $14,058 for plains states region library and information science students with aid.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at UCM
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. St Catherine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Kate’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Kate’s is $17,814 for Plains States Region Library and Information Science students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at St Catherine University
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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
- *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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