2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid

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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 Kansas, there were 151 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,900 and $30,872 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Kansas (With Aid)

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,058 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s library science degrees to qualified students.

ESU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emporia State University Library & Information Science Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• 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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