2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Wisconsin, there were 218 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,050 and $38,801 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 207 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great library and information science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the library and information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin master’s degree library science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,276 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s library science degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,044 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin For Those Making $48-$75k list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 123 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.

UWM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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