2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 755 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s 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. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 123 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #4 spot on the list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 103 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.
IUPUI also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 126 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
Wayne State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Dominican University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 63 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
Dominican U also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 200 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.
Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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