2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students 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 “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in Kansas (With Aid)

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,058 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Getting Aid list. ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s library science degrees to qualified students.

ESU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058.

Read more about Library Science at ESU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library Science in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library Science (With Aid)

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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