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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Missouri, there were 62 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,086 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k”.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income Over $110k) in Missouri

#1

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$16,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #1 spot on the list. UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCM are $16,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library & Information Science at UCM

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