2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,058 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

ESU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Emporia State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k)

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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