2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Indiana

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Library & Information Science is the 141st most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Indiana, there were 160 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 157 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library and Information Science Schools for a Master’s in Indiana. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IUPUI also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013.

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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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