by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 845 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 810 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular library and information science programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 194 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #2 spot on the list. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 173 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 142 degrees to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2020-2021.
Full Wayne State University Library & Information Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 90 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 UW - Madison
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 89 diplomas to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Library & Information Science Report
Dominican University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Dominican University is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 masters’s library and information science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Library & Information Science at Dominican University
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified masters’s library and information science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Library & Information Science at Indiana University - Bloomington
Chicago State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Library and Information Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library and information science degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
