2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
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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 the Great Lakes region, there were 805 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,978 and $36,837 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 755 library and information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in library and information science. 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Library & Information Science in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 63 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.
Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 84 masters’s library science degrees 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 the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #3 spot on the list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 200 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Kent State also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s library science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 103 degrees to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.
IUPUI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 123 diplomas to qualified masters’s library science students in 2019-2020.
UWM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295.
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Wayne State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Library Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Wayne State also made our “Best Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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