2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income Over $110k) in Wisconsin

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 Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Wisconsin, there were 218 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,050 and $38,801 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 207 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k” 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 that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library and information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income Over $110k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,276 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 84 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Full UW - Madison Library & Information Science Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,044 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making Over $110k. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income Over $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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