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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in Kansas

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 5,894 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, library science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,658 and had an average of $36,277 in loans still to pay off.

Across Kansas, there were 152 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,900 and $30,872 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income $0-$30k) in Kansas

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emporia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s library science students in 2019-2020.

ESU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at ESU

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

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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