2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Plains States Region

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 and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,191 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 141st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 301 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library and information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree library and information science students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Plains States Region

#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 and Information Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree library and information science students list, ESU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESU are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at ESU

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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

• *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.

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