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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Library and Information Science for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Library & Information Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,696 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Michigan, there were 146 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The library and information science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Library and Information Science for a Master’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Library and Information Science for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Library and Information Science for a Master’s. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 142 masters’s library and information science degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Among the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State, 470 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wayne State]](/colleges/wayne-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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