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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Wisconsin” ranking.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Wisconsin, there were 298 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Wisconsin” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in library and information science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin library and information science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Wisconsin. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 198 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 90 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Wisconsin list. Eau Claire, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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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%.
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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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