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2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Library & Information Science is the 124th most popular major in the country with 5,403 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree library science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k)

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emporia State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Emporia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

ESU also made our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. 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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#4

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s library science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

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#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #5 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s library science degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Dominican University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s library science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Library & Information Science at Dominican U

#7

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s library science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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).
  • 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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