2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Library & Information Science is the 124th most popular major in the country with 5,403 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,496 and had an average of $36,654 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 301 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,600 and $33,408 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library and information science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.
Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Emporia State University is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ESU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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