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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Library Science in Indiana (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$6,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Indiana, there were 183 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,900 and $29,492 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,715 and $18,910 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Library Science in Indiana (With Aid)

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for an Associate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified associates’s library science students in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana” list. It costs about $6,919 for indiana associate degree library science students with aid per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.

Read full report on Library Science at Ivy Tech Community College

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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