2023 Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

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In 2020-2021, 370 people earned their degree in school librarian/school library media specialist, making the major the 717th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 32 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 school librarian/school library media specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in school librarian/school library media specialist. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in school librarian/school library media specialist.

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Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist in the Plains States Region

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 9 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 7 masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s school librarian/school library media specialist students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Mankato School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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