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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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Missouri” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Missouri, there were 105 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular library and information science programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Missouri”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Missouri”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Missouri - Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in Missouri list. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 25 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Central Missouri
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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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