2024 Best Library Science Schools in the Plains States Region
3Colleges in the Plains States Region
468Library Science Degrees Awarded
$41,760Avg Early-Career Salary
Library Science degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #35 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of library science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 468 degrees in library science during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of library science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Library Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The library science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Library Science Schools in the Plains States Region.
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Best Schools for Library Science in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the library science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Library Science
Emporia State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in library science. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 188 library science students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, library science degree recipients generally make around $40,103 in their early careers.
University of Iowa is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in library science. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 31 library science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the library science program at University of Iowa earn $2,607 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It's difficult to beat St Catherine University if you want to pursue a degree in library science. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 16th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 48 library science students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the library science program make an average of $41,670 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of library science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Library Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
