2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,403 people earned their degree in library and information science, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, library and information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,496 and had an average of $36,654 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 157 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,950 and $40,041 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 126 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,094 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 126 masters’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State University Library & Information Science Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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