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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in South Carolina

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across South Carolina, there were 120 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,000 and $31,851 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent library and information science programs, but they also 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science (Income $75-$110k) in South Carolina

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s library science students in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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