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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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 6,077 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Iowa, there were 40 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Iowa” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Iowa” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Iowa”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Iowa list. UNI is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 13 ’s library and information science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Library & Information Science Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science students in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Iowa
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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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