by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Library Science is the 35th most popular major in the country with 6,906 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , library science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $43,990 and had an average of $35,446 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 873 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,593 and $36,778 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 69 library science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in library science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their library science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree library science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in St Clairsville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s library science students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. CVTC is a medium-sized school located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that handed out 7 associates’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of DuPage. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s library science degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Auburn Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s library science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Library Science at Oakland Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kaskaskia College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Centralia, Illinois, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s library science students in 2021-2022.
Illinois Central College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois Central College is located in East Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s library science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 42 associates’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Library Science at Ivy Tech Community College
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s library science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Library Science at Wilbur Wright College
Clark State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Springfield, Ohio, and it awarded 0 associates’s library science degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Library Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Grayslake, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s library science students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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