2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Kansas

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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 Kansas, there were 151 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,900 and $30,872 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,017 and $87,459 respectively.

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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in Kansas

#1

Emporia State University

Emporia, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,058 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emporia State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Doctorate in Kansas. This medium-sized school is located in Emporia, Kansas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s library science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emporia State University are $22,058, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Library & Information Science at ESU

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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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