2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Library and Information Science for a Master’s

With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Library and Information Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Kentucky, there were 127 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Library and Information Science for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the library and information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Library and Information Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Library and Information Science for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Kentucky

1

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Library and Information Science for a Master’s. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 99 diplomas to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2020-2021.

UK also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list, coming in at #1.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kentucky does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Kentucky Veteran Student Life Report

2

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

847 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for Library and Information Science for a Master’s list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 28 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.

WKU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list.According to our most recent data, Western Kentucky University supports 17,517 students, and 847 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 345 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full WKU Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
• Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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