2022 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science in Kentucky (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” 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 Kentucky, there were 102 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,150 and $28,145 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in library and information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality library and information science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the library and information science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Library Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science in Kentucky (With Aid)

#1

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$11,962 Average Net Price

$37,438 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid list. Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.

WKU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Kentucky” ranking. It costs about $11,962 for kentucky library science students with aid per year to attend Western Kentucky University.

Read more about Library & Information Science at WKU

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$17,127 Average Net Price

$43,759 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Library Science Schools in Kentucky For Those Getting Aid. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 ’s library science degrees to qualified students.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Library & Information Science Schools in Kentucky” list. It costs about $17,127 for Kentucky Library Science students with aid per year to attend UK.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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• Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science (With Aid)

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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