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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Missouri

2 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$40,901 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Missouri

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Missouri” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Library & Information Science is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,318 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , library & information science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,949 and had an average of $35,367 in loans still to pay off.

Across Missouri, there were 145 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,901 and $27,363 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 145 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,810 and $38,145 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Missouri” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library & information science. That schools that top this list have a program in library & information science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Missouri

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri master’s degree library science students.

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Missouri

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Missouri list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 119 masters’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Library Science Major in Missouri list. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 26 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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