2026 Best Value Library & Archives Assisting Schools in the Great Lakes Region
[Library & Archives Assisting](/majors/library-science/library-archives-assisting/library-and-archives-assisting/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 9 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value library & archives assisting schools.
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2026 Best Value Library & Archives Assisting Schools in the Great Lakes Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the library & archives assisting degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Library & Archives Assisting Schools
For return on investment in library & archives assisting, no school beat College Of Dupage this year. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, College Of Dupage is a very large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $4,560, compared with $12,750 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $12,492 to complete the library & archives assisting program here. Library & Archives Assisting graduates of College Of Dupage earn a median of $31,514 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $12,492 median debt.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 9 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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