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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library and Information Science for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,696 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 359 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library and Information Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library and information science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library and Information Science for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library and Information Science for a Master’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library and Information Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 27 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-iowa/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library and Information Science for a Master’s. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
UCM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Central Missouri supports 9,959 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of Central Missouri Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library and Information Science for a Master’s. ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 162 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
ESU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 5,828 students enrolled at Emporia State University, 127 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,878. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full ESU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library and Information Science for a Master’s list. St Catherine University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 33 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Kate’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 4,277 students enrolled at St. Kate’s, 55 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,157. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
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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).
- 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
- *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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