2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Wisconsin

If you plan on getting your master's degree in library and information science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #39 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the most popular for library and information science students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 207 master's degrees in library and information science to qualified students.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for library and information science.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Library & Information Science in Wisconsin

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in library and information science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Library Science Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

123 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in library and information science has to check out University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in library and information science in Wisconsin.

Students who graduate with their master's from the library science program report average early career wages of $41,200.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

84 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in library and information science. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in library and information science in Wisconsin.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the library science program make about $40,900 in the first couple years of working.

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Best Library & Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Library & Information Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	219	314
Michigan	203	141
Ohio	195	197
Indiana	181	155

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Library & Information Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the Library Science area of study, Library & Information Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Library Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science	207

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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