2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library Science for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$41,760
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 5,950 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,949 and had an average of $27,472 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 365 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,760 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library and information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library Science for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree vets studying library science.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library Science for a Master’s. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 27 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library Science for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 25 masters’s library science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying library science list, UCM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Missouri does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCM]](/colleges/university-of-central-missouri/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library Science for a Master’s list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 162 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying library science list, ESU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 127 of the 5,828 students enrolled at ESU were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,878. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Emporia State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Library Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying library science list, St. Kate’s has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, St. Kate’s supports 4,277 students, and 55 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 26 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,157. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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