2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in Kansas

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,894 people earned their degree in library science, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 148 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,058 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Emporia, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 148 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.

ESU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Library Science at Emporia State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States 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.

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