2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 805 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,978 and $36,837 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree library science students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s library science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s library science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Library & Information Science at IU Bloomington

#3

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$20,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s library science students in 2019-2020.

Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at Dominican U

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (With Aid)

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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