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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Wisconsin” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,696 people earned their degree in library & information science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States.
Across Wisconsin, there were 298 library & information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library & information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library & information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library & information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Wisconsin” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Wisconsin.
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 90 ’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Wisconsin” list. It costs about $17,234 for Wisconsin Library and Information Science students per year to attend UW - Madison.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools in Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s library and information science degrees to 198 students in 2020-2021.
UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Wisconsin” list. The yearly cost to attend UWM is $17,486 for Wisconsin Library and Information Science students.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at UWM
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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
- *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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