2024 Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region
4Colleges in the Plains States Region
359Library and Information Science Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in library & information science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #134 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 359 degrees in library & information science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Library & Information Science School
The library and information science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library & Information Science rankings. For our Best Overall Library & Information Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Library & Information Science Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Library & Information Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Library & Information Science in the Plains States Region
The schools below may not offer all types of library and information science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Library and Information Science
165Library and Information Science Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Emporia State University if you wish to pursue a degree in library & information science. ESU is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Emporia. This university ranks 8th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were about 165 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent data year.
University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in library & information science. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in library & information science has to look into University of Central Missouri. UCM is a fairly large public university located in the town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 25 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.
St Catherine University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in library & information science. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #395 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Kate's is a great university overall.
There were approximately 33 library & information science students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The library and information science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Library & Information Science rankings. For our Best Overall Library & Information Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
