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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 6,077 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 436 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in library & information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library & information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Emporia, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 181 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Emporia State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Catherine University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at St Catherine University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 119 ’s library and information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Library & Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. 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 26 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UCM Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UNI Library & Information Science Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Nebraska at Omaha
University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 ’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Iowa
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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