2022 Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Illinois, there were 121 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,500 and $34,462 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree library science students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dominican U is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 63 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dominican U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Library Science at Dominican University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k)

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.

Credits

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