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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Plains States region, there were 440 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,760 and $32,175 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in library & information science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library & information science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. ESU is a medium-sized school located in Emporia, Kansas that handed out 181 ’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read more about Library & Information Science at ESU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Catherine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 48 degrees to qualified ’s library science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Library & Information Science at St. Kate’s
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 119 ’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full University of Missouri - Columbia Library & Information Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Central Missouri
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 13 ’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Library & Information Science Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 22 ’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Library & Information Science Report
University of Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified ’s library science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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.
Read more about Library & Information Science at University of Iowa
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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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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