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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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 6,077 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Missouri, there were 145 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 Missouri” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library & information science. That schools that top this list have a program in library & information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Missouri” 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 Missouri”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Missouri list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 119 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library and Information Science Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified ’s library and information science 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%.
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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%.
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- *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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