2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
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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 Great Lakes region, there were 776 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 755 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #1 spot on the list. Dominican University is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 84 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 200 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 54 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 103 students in 2019-2020.
IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 123 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
UWM also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 126 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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