2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kansas For Those Getting 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 in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Kansas, there were 151 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science in Kansas (With Aid)

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$14,822 Average Net Price

$38,178 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Kansas For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 151 ’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.

ESU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,822 for Kansas Library and Information Science students with aid per year to attend ESU.

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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

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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