2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,403 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States. 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 Illinois, there were 70 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,500 and $34,462 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Dominican University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k)

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

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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